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Moisturising a baby’s skin could have long-term benefits nattrass/Getty Images Applying moisturiser to a baby’s skin every...

From a young age, the inevitability and finality of death becomes a shaping force in our lives....

Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina and Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot (pictured below) follow a long tradition...

John Chumack/Science Photo Library One of my favourite ways to stargaze is to spend a few hours...

Animals like capuchin monkeys help spread seeds in tropical forests Carlos Grillo/Getty Images/iStockphoto Tropical forests populated with...

Batteries made from iron and salt in ceramic tubes pose less fire risk than lithium-ion batteries Inlyte...

Matthias Oberholzer/Unsplash One of the not-funny ironies of the 21st century has been that everything we thought...

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Music isn’t just entertainment. It is one of the most accessible and powerful ways to regulate our...

There are some things in life that just sort of happen. Desks get covered in dust and...