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How death came to Earth

2026-05-18 18:01:00

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Why must humans die? According to an ancient Indian folktale, death first came to Earth through an ill-fated love affair

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Mathematics is out there

2026-05-18 18:00:00

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Sergiu Klainerman spent years proving that black holes won’t fly apart; and arguing that maths is not a human invention

- by Steve Nadis

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Gen Z but two centuries ago

2026-05-15 18:00:00

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A generation of young people with ‘full hearts in an empty world’ sought hope in the face of insurmountable malaise

- by Emily Herring

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Silvesterchlausen

2026-05-14 18:01:00

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‘We’re not sure what it means or how it started’ – the enigmatic ritual that has existed in Switzerland for centuries

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Rights require money

2026-05-14 18:00:00

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Talk as much as you like about human rights, nothing will change until the architecture of global finance is reformed

- by Attiya Waris

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Idle warriors

2026-05-13 18:01:00

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How a public health initiative to reduce air pollution has created ‘full-time citizen complainants’ who patrol the city

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