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Is it true that … you should sync your workout routine to your menstrual cycle?
There is no evidence that ovulation affects muscle-building, but you may feel stronger at certain timesIt’s an idea that...
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The enigmatic summer phenomenon shining from the edge of space
With no recorded sightings before 1885, noctilucent clouds have been linked to volcanoes, pollution or climate changeAs...
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Tense election night in Colombia as country heads to presidential runoff
Colombia’s election heads to a June 21 runoff after a tight first round between de la Espriella and Cepeda.
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The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion...
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Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
Scientific dating proves streaks on walls of Bacon Hole, near the Mumbles in south Wales, is Palaeolithic rock artIn 191...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore‘His father was ever a man...
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Family’s 90-year search for answers after father vanished in Francoist uprising – photo essay
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the Francoist uprising and the beginning of the Spanish civil war. An estimated 120,0...
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Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study
‘Megafires’ in California, Canada, South Korea and Europe in 2025, but changes to farming slowed spread in parts of Afri...
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A new start after 60: I became my husband’s carer – and saw travel, nature and love anew
After Sarah Geeson-Brown’s husband had three strokes, she began looking after him. Suddenly her world shrank and expande...
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Israel airstrike kills at least two Palestinians at Gaza port
At least two Palestinians were killed and around a dozen wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a crowded cafe.
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AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine Malik
For ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in h...
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My latest masterpiece – a house for toy farm animals! What my son learned from a day making art at home
Fed up with dragging your children out the door to visit famous artworks they’re too grumpy to appreciate? Channel your...
