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Why has Hitler taken so long to die? 
Why has Hitler taken so long to die?
In cultural terms the Nazi dictator is still unavoidable. How much is that to do with the way he died?
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Microchimerism: When the cells in your body are not your own
Microchimerism challenges traditional thinking, disrupts our vision of ourselves and complicates our genetic ties
Will AI be the end of humanity?
Will AI be the end of humanity?
AI might compose music like Bach or write sonnets like Shakespeare, but it won’t speak to human experiences such as love, loss and mortality
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
40 years on, was Live Aid all for nothing? Or can we still be heroes?
How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?
How will the world look back on the ruin of Gaza?
We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that
We humans love to anthropomorphise our stuff. There’s a good reason for that
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Science writer Alex Riley: ‘Even if humans cause mass extinction, life will still endure’
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Cockmakers, eye-punchers and blubbermen: A deep dive into ancient British crafts
Why most of your memories are probably not even real
Why most of your memories are probably not even real
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become a global superstar?
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
I can never walk past a church without going in. All the complexities of human life are inside
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
These inspiring women in history flew in the face of patriarchal norms
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
Queer history goes back centuries – even the Georgians questioned their gender and sexuality
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
This is what happens when crime and thriller authors get together
The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
The strange harmony of music, maths and science should be part of every school curriculum
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
How did Agatha Christie get poisons and obscure medicines so right?
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
The extraordinary story of Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to hold a pilot’s licence
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
Why did so many women in a tiny Hungarian village poison their husbands?
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
Women were a huge part of the Gold Rush. Why do we never hear about them?
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
What we can learn from the eerie and mysterious worlds we leave behind
Labelling toxic masculinity as ‘incomprehensible’ is a cop out – here’s why
