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Humans beware! The elephants are disgruntled.
Is strange elephant behaviour a bad omen? Scientists are baffled and worried. Many believe that these mysterious giants are sending humanity a message – and it is not a cheerful one.
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You speak perfickly and I speak perfectly
Should we get so cross about words? According to a report published yesterday, 61% of British people are annoyed by mispronunciation and 25% have even had full-blown rows about it.
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Drama as England rejoice but Scotland are out
Is football better than Homer? Even the Greek poet’s famed, epic tales of the Trojan War struggle to compete with the lively, pulsating thrills of contests like the European Championship.
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‘Mother of all crashes’ as Bitcoin slumps
Are cryptocurrencies evil? Many think digital currency is doomed after China clamped down on Bitcoin yesterday – but others still believe they can revolutionise the global economy.
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UK aims to be global ‘scientific superpower’
Should science be run by politicians? Yesterday, Britain launched an ambitious new scheme, but some fear zealous scientists with too much freedom to experiment could put us all in danger.
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The scientist out to rewrite the human story
Do we suffer from an evolution delusion? A top professor caused a stir yesterday by attacking the traditional theory that evolution represents progress. He wants the famous image abolished.
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Coke shares lose fizz after Ronaldo snub
Should junk food be barred from sport? Today, Cristiano Ronaldo is emerging as the star player of this year’s Euros. But it is his actions off the pitch that are making headlines.
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Elite schools hold onto pathways to power
Should Oxbridge be abolished? Today, UK exam boards start checking grades. Critics say students from private schools have an unfair advantage when applying to top universities.
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Author attacks ‘obscene’ online hypocrisy
Has virtue become a performance? Yesterday, a furious debate continued after celebrated novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie launched a powerful attack on sanctimonious social media users.
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Bullets fly. Blood is sucked. Oh what fun!
Does doing bad things in a video game make you a bad person? Today, the internet is abuzz at the close of the year’s biggest gaming convention. But isn’t all that killing bad for the soul?
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The man rewriting history to suit himself
Is history a super-weapon? Yesterday, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden traded different versions of reality. The battle to control the story has become the ultimate power struggle.
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Silenced Great War poet finds his voice again
Does great art come out of suffering? Ivor Gurney’s writings from an asylum were ignored. But a new study, out yesterday, reveals their genius and pays homage to his unpublished work.
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How unconscious forces control our actions
Are we controlled by unconscious forces? Today is Bloomsday, when people celebrate the life of James Joyce, modernist author and pioneer of the radical ‘stream of consciousness’.
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The man who was a whale’s breakfast (nearly)
Could the Bible story of Jonah be true? Today, lobster fisherman Michael Packard is counting his blessings after a humpback whale off the coast of America nearly swallowed him whole.
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Biden tells NATO leaders: ‘America is back’
Is NATO still necessary? Yesterday, Joe Biden arrived in Brussels to show other leaders that the USA is ready to take a leading role again. But some question the organization’s relevance.