Around 1% of the world’s population are born with extra fingers or toes.
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Approximately 6% of people have an extra nipple.
Entrepreneurship can be a way back into work for people who have lost their jobs.
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Many economists have found that generous unemployment benefits can hamper new business creation – but there are still positive ways for governments to intervene.
A Canadian woman suffered for two years with episodes of dizziness and slurred speech, which doctors chalked up to drunkenness.
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‘Auto-brewery syndrome’ is thought to be caused by yeast in the gut fermenting food – turning it into alcohol.
Arthur Hughes as Matthew Shardlake.
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Early scoliosis treatments were brutal. Luckily, we’ve come a long way since then.
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Fetch the popcorn – Love Island is back on our screens again and that can only mean one thing: a summer of fake tans, “Turkey teeth” and underboob-baring bikinis. Love Island may be one of the most popular…
Artisan fishers in the port of Tema, Ghana.
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A new report estimates the impacts of big fishing businesses with a previous track record of unsustainability on the local economy, jobs and people’s welfare in five developing countries.
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Urine doesn’t always appear yellow - it can be technicolour, and point towards many different medical conditions.
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A gene can help explain why people who easily trust others have better health.
Women hold up photographs of Iranian president Raisi who was killed in a helicopter crash.
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Iran’s government have declared their former president is a martyr, and this is forming part of the political campaign ahead of the election.
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In variable environments, like temperate woodlands, species are not equally at risk.
UK reality star Katie Price has been open about her quest for ‘Turkey teeth’
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Overseas cosmetic dentistry might seem like a bargain but it could turn out to be a very expensive – and painful – mistake.
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Claims that COVID vaccines may have helped fuel a rise in excess deaths have appeared in several major news outlets. An expert examines the evidence.
The summit of Hallival is 723m above sea level.
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Earthworms act as ecosystem engineers and over centuries, they have shaped the landscape and changed the soils on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. Here’s how.
The Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, one of the most popular venues for bands in the UK, is a small independently owned operation.
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Smaller live music venues are facing serious challenges to keep their doors open since the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. So is it time for proper financial intervention?
Are we underestimating pigeons?
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A scientist who wanted to show pigeons don’t need intellect to navigate was surprised by nuances in his own study findings.
See that? Steady as a rock.
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The votes-at-16 story reveals a lot about how people actually consume politics.
Liz Truss resigns as prime minister in October 2022 after the disastrous mini-budget.
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The former prime minister chose to ignore the experts over her growth plan and the mistake cost her – and the UK – dear.
Ukrainian author Kateryna Yegorushkina at FaktorDruk printworks before it was destroyed by Russian bombs.2023.
More than 120 new titles for children have been published in Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
The British Normandy Memorial, near Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy, France, was unveiled on 6 June 2021.
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Veterans are rightly centered in D-day events but the speeches that invited heads of state deliver bring proceedings into the geopolitical present.
Robert Falcon Scott led the Discovery Expedition.
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As in modern society, food, air quality and exercise were seen as key to good health – and the expedition’s success.