Many blue zone diets are rich in plant foods.
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Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.
Because caffeine is water and fat soluble, it’s able to exert its affects on many parts of the body.
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Caffeine is the most consumed psychoactive substance globally.
Russian riot police detain gay rights activists during World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in St. Petersburg in 2019.
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Far-right American Christians once viewed Soviet culture as a menace to their values. Today, some authoritarian-leaning admirers wish their country were more like Putin’s Russia.
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Is reaching net zero emissions by 2050 enough to halt warming? One leading scientist says no.
Donald Trump is leading in the polls for the nomination for Republican candidate for presidency. Here, he speaks in Iowa during his previous campaign.
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Ahead of the first public votes on the potential Republican candidates for presidents, it’s important to understand why the Iowa votes are significant.
People take advantage of the ceasefire to make their way from northern Gaza Strip to the south.
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A philosopher weighs up the legal and moral arguments on both sides of the conflict.
Suella Braverman’s dream of a Rwanda deportation flight ends here.
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Leaving the European convention on human rights would not automatically make the Rwanda plan lawful or easier to implement.
ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope.
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From improving our understanding of dark matter to revealing the location of Earth 2.0, the Extremely Large Telescope promises answers to some of the biggest scientific questions of our time.
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At present the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ruled out a ceasefire but may allow ‘little pauses’.
A voter marks a ballot during Kentucky’s primary elections in May 2023.
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Political scientists have begun to investigate ways AI can help people understand politics better and get more voices into the public sphere.
Palestinians on the outskirts of Gaza City walk by buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment on Oct. 20, 2023.
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The politics of delivering aid in war zones are messy, the ethics fraught and the logistics daunting. But getting everything right is essential − and in this instance could save many Gazans’ lives.
The closed gates of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Taken on October 10, 2023.
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The Rafah crossing has historically played a pivotal role in easing the hardships faced by Gazans. Today, it represents an actual lifeline.
This age old question has been dubbed Olbers’ paradox.
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An astronomer explains why space looks so dark despite containing 200 billion trillion stars.
Cocoa farmers in Ghana struggle with poverty.
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Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008.
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The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
Satellite imagery after the catastrophic flooding that struck the city of Derna.
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Dams are usually built to withstand heavy rainfall or drought.
Relatives of those who disappeared under the Pinochet regime demand information about their loved ones in Santiago, Chile, in 2000.
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State-sponsored disappearance plays into the most primal of human fears – to vanish without a trace. The modern era started with Chile’s US-backed coup on September 11 1973
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The move to rename India as ‘Bharat’ is part of a push by the Hindu nationalist right to create an ideologically pure state that in reality never existed.
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Self-study has a rich history in science that dates back hundreds of years.
Brothers in arms: Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a military parade in Pyongyang in July.
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Despite the UN sanctions against North Korea, Russia is apparently trading weapons and technology which could help Pyongyang’s missile programme.