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You may have come across the idea that more boys are born after a war. It’s an effect that could be interpreted as divine intervention – a ...

A major ocean current system that helps regulate climate across the Northern Hemisphere is likely to weaken far more severely by the end of this century than scientists previously estimated, according to new research published in Science Advances.

The ...

Astronomers have gathered overwhelming evidence that 80 per cent of all matter in the Universe is invisible. This ‘dark matter...

Whether it's Darth Vader or Cruella de Vil, we all have a favourite movie villain.

But logically, this doesn’t make sense. Such characters are objectively bad, dangerous, often downright evil… and yet we end up rooting for them anyway?

Indeed,

You’re procrastinating right now, aren’t you? Don’t worry, we’re not judging. But we are here to tell you that you're not alone: an estimated 20 per cent of adults (and