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We’ve been led to believe that an occasional glass of wine might be better than abstaining from alcohol altogether, but that might not be the case.

Glasgow is notorious for the same ills that plague city dwellers everywhere. Is urban life itself harmful to humans – or can we rethink cities so that they can help us to thrive?

For 120 years, it was perched on a Danish sand dune but coastal erosion threatened its future.

Angela Irwin will serve a year in prison for preventing the lawful burial of a corpse in 2018.

Not washing hands after going to the toilet is behind the spread of a key strain of E. coli.

Evening doses gives more protection against heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests.

The company claims a quantum computer has surpassed conventional devices for the first time.

We tend to think of crying as cathartic… yet that crying in public is a sign of weakness. But researchers have found that both of these beliefs may be false.

Over the past few years, the Italian region of Molise has risen from obscurity to become the punchline of a popular meme. Now locals are trying to use it to their advantage.

An apparent ban on mahjong to curb illegal gambling in several cities led to panic on social media.

There are millions of creatures, flora and fauna stored at the National Wildlife Property Repository in Colorado

As hospital patients in Venezuela found out earlier this year during a five-day nationwide blackout, power cuts do more than just turn out the lights.

Across Asia and Africa, cities are booming as dozens per hour flock to major urban centres. These are the fastest growing cities in the world.

Saunas at tech and business events are causing a heated debate in the Nordics, where critics say the traditional Scandinavian habit is dampening efforts to improve diversity.

Cats are the only asocial animal we have successfully domesticated. We’re disappointed that we don’t bond with them as easily as dogs. But are we just missing the signs?

Being estranged from a relative comes with myths – and stigma. But it’s more common, and in some cases can be healthier, than you might think.

Many of us struggle to remember the details of our dreams. The reasons lie in the complicated cycles of our sleep.

Aged 17, Miché Solomon discovered she had two mothers - one real, one false.

When passengers once held at gunpoint were asked to forgive their hijacker, how did they respond?

The identity of a 10th-Century skeleton fascinates experts - but was exploited by invaders.

Kurdish-led forces say their spy stole the clothing from the IS chief's hideout, proving he was there.

A mother and son have been living on a bench for more than four years. Why haven't they been housed?

Decades of intensive studies have revealed that chimpanzees and other species can pretend. But they might not be able to fully tell reality from fantasy.

Chris Hedges, speaking at Truthdig's Inaugural Fundraising Dinner in Los Angeles, responds to the death of Osama bin Laden.

In life and online, we appraise people in a less than a second – and those judgements are powerful but misleading, especially in love