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By Alex Bellos Can you solve it? Are you ready for twenty twenty-six…seven?
The year ahead in numbersUPDATE: Read the solutions hereAs we say goodbye to 2025, let’s delight in its numerical charms one final time. The year was unique this century as being a square number.442...
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Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to closeInside a large greenhouse at the University...
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The medieval Oxford friar who worked out the makeup of planets and stars
Richard Fishacre used his knowledge of light and colour to argue against ‘fifth element’ theories of the dayAbout 800 years ago, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at the University of Oxford,...
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Asian women in England almost twice as likely to suffer severe childbirth tears
Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rates of most serious tears are nearly double those for white and black womenAsian women in England are almost twice as likely to suffer the most severe birth...
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UK, Canada and Germany condemn Israel for 19 new West Bank settlements
Fourteen countries, also including France, Italy, Ireland and Spain, say actions ‘violate international law and risk fuelling instability’Fourteen countries, including Britain, Canada and Germany,...
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Thailand and Cambodia begin talks to end deadly clashes after venue row
Negotiations expected to last four days as each side calls on the other to show sincerity in words and actionsCambodian and Thai officials began four days of talks at a border checkpoint on Wednesday...
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