Manchester’s digital transformation could be a…
The city is home to the fastest-growing digital economy in Europe.
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Perimenopause and heart health: when chest…
Heart symptoms can be mistaken for hormonal changes. Here is how perimenopause, heart attacks and broken heart syndrome overlap.
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Soon, there will be so much electricity you…
Encouraging people to use electricity when it’s clean and cheap may be better than temporarily disconnecting solar and wind farms.
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‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change…
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
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Arctic sea ice decline seemed to be slowing…
New research shows Arctic winter sea ice loss has not stopped – it was temporarily hidden by natural variability.
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino set for fourth…
National football associations are lining up to endorse Infantino for a fourth term as Fifa president.
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No lectern and the promise of a ‘new model’…
With his first speech, the new prime minister tried to lay down a marker as a different kind of leader.
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‘Manchesterism’ is bigger than Andy Burnham
It is tempting to see Manchesterism as the story of Burnham. But that misses the bigger picture.
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Taxi Driver at 50: how Martin Scorsese’s film…
The movie chimed with the dark 1970s zeitgeist, but it also prefigured the 21st-century America of Maga.
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Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after…
Trump has declared the US the ‘guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz, but his strikes are feeding the very behaviour they aim to deter.
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Why the Hillsborough Law has finally been…
Now 37 years on from the disaster, a bill has passed forcing public authorities to take accountability.
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‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way…
Most of the heat from global warming ends up in the oceans, not the atmosphere.
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Do patients who suffer heart attack have more…
Cigarettes may act as an efficient delivery system for microplastic particles.
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Geometry, football and the World Cup final
Spain’s passing triangles did more than create space: they forced France into making constant choices.
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Mapping the Odyssey – what you should watch…
A Greek epic hits the screen, books about women’s bucking expectation stories and the queen of pop’s return.
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The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so…
Major upgrade works may allow the LHC to uncover signs of new physics.
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How Manchester created Manchesterism: from…
As Manchester reinvents itself as an internationally recognised cultural city, Burnham’s politics are evolving with it. The relationship…
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Ukraine’s defence shake‑up exposes rift in…
Mykhailo Fedorov’s removal is a distraction from a defence effort that had finally seemed to put Ukraine on the front foot.
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Why AI’s environmental footprint won’t…
Proposals to put data centres in space have many hidden costs.
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Yes, Burnham’s Bee Network has transformed…
The former mayor made a name for himself outside the city with his record on transport.
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Could Count Binface actually win?
Reform UK’s popularity has dipped in the last year.
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Melatonin may help ease chronic muscle and…
Melatonin is known for helping us sleep, but a new study suggests it may also ease chronic muscle and joint pain.
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New climate film triggers debate – here’s how…
A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.
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Who owns an AI generated song? What we can…
History suggests copyright adapts to technology. AI may be no exception.
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Ann Widdecombe killing: why police have told…
A trial would not be fair if a jury’s decision about a defendant’s guilt or innocence was influenced by material they saw online.
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England out of the World Cup, but this team may…
It could be time for a new idea of what Englishness really means – and footballers are helping to shape it.
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Ukraine war: Belarus’s highwire act teeters…
With Russia pressuring Belarus to play a more active role in the war, Ukraine is strengthening the hand of the exiled Belarusian opposition.
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What if disabled astronauts are just better…
After decades assuming disabled people would struggle in spaceflight, researchers are finally asking what they can contribute.
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During the Troubles, music shaped alternative…
Young people would cross territorial boundaries for band practice, house parties or underground gigs.
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Heat deaths are a public health crisis rooted…
This summer’s heat deaths weren’t random. Poor, badly insulated homes are a public health hazard in summer as well as winter.
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How apocalyptic worldviews are moving from the…
‘End-time’ leaders are muscling their way into the top tiers of government and business.
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What World Cup football can teach us about…
Elite teams plan for heat, recovery and warning signs. Workplaces expecting effort during heatwaves need the same kind of thinking.
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The 16th century lesbian poet who could be…
Maitland was an educated, intellectual and self-determining woman and who found (and, sadly, lost) her big love.
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UK politicians don’t want to talk about…
Politics and sport have a complex relationship.
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Why the US economy stays strong even when its…
The US economy keeps defying the odds.
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Why the US‑China Moon race could turn into a…
Suitable spots for establishing human outposts at the south pole are finite.
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Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by…
Prehistoric pollen records show that forest dynamics were driven by more than just broad-scale climatic changes.
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Can we map The Odyssey? How ancient geographers and modern researchers have traced Odysseus’s travels
Attempts to transpose the locations of The Odyssey accurately to modern maps have proved difficult.
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This is what Andy Burnham’s devolution plans…
Our experts explain how devolution in the UK has worked in practice – and what needs to change.
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Why an EU ruling about a traffic app could have…
Big tech platforms argue they simply store and display information created by others, so should not be seen as legally responsible for it.
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