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‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias | Geography

Three cartographers have spoken of their astonishment at the UN’s near-universal adoption of a map they created to more accurately show the sizes of...

‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’ | Space

Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after feeding on stars, blasting material enormous...

Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds | Climate science

Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first...

Being organised and active may be predictor of longer life, study finds | Psychology

Being organised, active and helpful could not just make you a better person, it may even help you live longer. On the other hand,...

‘Exciting’ clinical results offer hope for new class of MS therapies | Multiple sclerosis

Early results from a clinical trial suggest that a common diabetes drug taken with an antihistamine can partially repair damage in the nervous system...

Study of 1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans | Anthropology

A million-year-old human skull suggests that the origins of modern humans may reach back far deeper in time than previously thought and raises the...

Why rats are overrunning our cities

Justin RowlattClimate EditorBBCOne morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing...

Million-year-old skull rewrites human evolution, say scientists

Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentBBC NewsReplica: the skull is a million years old but has some modern featuresA million-year-old human skull found in China suggests that...

Supercentenarian gives scientists insight on secrets of healthy old age | Ageing

The nonagenarian actor Dame Joan Collins may have been on to something when she declared “age is just a number”.The deepest dive yet into...

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