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Hot News: The ‘Like Illegal Drugs’ Effects of Chilli Peppers

Man develops severe 'thunderclap' headaches after eating world's hottest chili pepper ...

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Had Enough? Go To Mars! (in the future)

There is hope after all! we can move to Mars, or rather our great grand children can....

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20% of America’s Gassiest Citizens Produce Half Its Diet-Related Gas

20 percent of Americans are responsible for almost half of US food-related greenhouse gas emissions...

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Brexit & the Arts Industry

Are you interested in art? or in making and showing it? then you may need to think about Brexit, again!...

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Have a Wee Drink? Urine Trouble if You Don’t

Taste test gauges how recycled wastewater performs against bottled and tap water...

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Donald Trump vs. the US Judiciary

As federal courts openly clash with the Trump Presidency, what now for the Founding Fathers' vision of a limited judiciary?...

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‘Deep Mind’ AI As Advanced as a 4yr old!

The 'Deep Mind' team have developed an AI that can think 'like a four year old' will this be our making or undoing?...

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Reinventing the Plastic Bottle

Plastic pollution is a major crisis, especially in the form of bottles. So, what can we do?...

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Humans and Fruit Flies Hit Snooze Button in Synch

Fruit Flies Create Buzz Around Body Clock Research....

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Study Proves People Congeal Over Time!

A study from NASA has shocked people by showing that life and education contribute to the death of creativity in children, creativity which is essential to our race, and is difficult to win back once...

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Scientist Sheds New Light on Origins of Personality

Scientist explores the origins and shaping of personality through basic human needs....

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Hundreds of Westminster seats effectively men-only

Gender equality in Parliament is held back by Westminster’s voting system, according to new research by the Electoral Reform Society. ...

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‘Is That Funny?’ Comedy and Politics

Across the globe, the line between Comedy and Politics is growing ever more blurred. This event discusses the implications, and the punchlines, that result....

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McMafia: The Reality

The BBC's McMafia is an international thriller with Russian organised crime at its heart and London as its hub. But how realistic is the portrayal of Russian-managed drug and human trafficking rings...

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Vatican to host major Andy Warhol exhibition, Yeah Really!

The unlikely pairing of Andy Warhol and the Vatican? Well it's happening, so get used to it. Read more here....

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Bossy Cow – Female-Dominated Workplaces Are Less Flexible

Working in female-dominated workplaces means worse access to flexible working arrangements...

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Bullshit and Post-truth Politics

The spread of management-speak, or just plain bullshit, into politics has grown ever more common of late. It's easy to laugh off such vacuous jargon, but is there a real cost to talking rubbish?...

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Buzz, Feed? Keeping up with the Bees

Worldwide importance of honey bees for natural habitats captured in new report...

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Legal Weed: Do Young’uns Now Toke More, or Do More Young’uns Toke?

What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use?...

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Stressed? Smell Your Lover’s Shirt

Women feel calmer after being exposed to their male partner's scent...

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Anxiety, Depression, Sleep: A Lethal Cocktail if the Proportions are Wrong

People who sleep less than 8 hours a night more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety ...

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Lose Weight Without Exercise? Enter the Fat Conversion Patch

New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats ...

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Astronauts Can Now Identify Genes in Space

First-ever sample-to-sequence process entirely aboard a space station...

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Does Being Single Shorten Your Life?

Couple up for long-term happiness ...

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Are You Prepped? Post-Brexit Dirty Turkey Terror

Risk of 'dirty' turkey after Brexit if UK strikes a US trade deal...

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Hot Tea Prevents Glaucoma

Drinking hot tea every day linked to lower glaucoma risk ...

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The Physics of Coffee and How They’ll Fix Oceans

Layering in cafe lattes yields insights for engineering, medicine and environment...

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Your Mood Depends on the Food You Eat (and your age)

Young adults and mature adults require different food to improve their mental health...

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Did You Know the Common Ingredient that May Cause Alzheimers?

Canola oil linked to worsened memory & learning ability in Alzheimer's ...

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