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From music playlists to marriage prospects, we’ve grown comfortable with algorithms making the decision for us. So why should picking your candidate be any different?

An image of Norbert Schemm sipping a beer with loved ones spurs others to share final goodbye stories.

Music producers who make beats used to struggle to make a living. Now online stores and non-exclusive licenses are allowing them to flourish.

We can now amplify the restorative benefits of sleep. Could this help us cope with later nights and early mornings?

Milk plays a crucial role in the life of all mammals, right from birth. But some say that drinking another mammal’s milk is unnecessary, unnatural, even unhealthy.

Pembrolizumab held advanced head and neck cancers at bay in a group of patients for around two years.

The mummies, including cats, crocodiles, cobras, were found at the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo.

The Gobi Desert produces stunning fossils but many Mongolians never get the chance to see them.

The chances of giving birth to a boy or a girl are not always 50:50, with mysterious factors determining the sex of your unborn child.

Rural depopulation has hit the Spanish region of Galicia hard. Now some of its thousands of abandoned villages are being marketed for sale.

Coober Pedy is at the centre of Australia’s opal mining industry. Now, 60% of its residents live underground, and the town is becoming a leader in sustainable living.

Learning numbers in a European language has probably affected your early maths ability. It turns out there are better ways to count.

The Parole Board says Ian Simms, who murdered Helen McCourt in 1988, has met the test for release.

The actress, who played Daenerys in the HBO show, says we live in "shifting times for nudity".

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It's thought 2.5 billion people could benefit from technology first developed in the 1200s.

The architecture, language and culture of New Netherland influences New York today, even if most modern-day inhabitants have little idea of the history beneath their feet.

The tech giant's boss Phil Harrison believes its new service Stadia is a "leap forward" for gaming.

Photographs of the working lives of sanitation workers in India.

A Russian ship is playing a difficult game in the high Arctic: trying to stay in the thickening winter sea ice without getting stuck.

Polymaths excel in multiple fields. But what makes a polymath – and can their cross-discipline expertise help tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges?

Eliud Kipchoge made history in October by becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. Here's how he did it.

In 1977, two spacecraft started a mission that has redefined our knowledge of the Solar System – and will soon become our ambassadors on a journey into the unknown.

Soldiers should have been prosecuted for killing civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, insiders say.

High parental expectations and being happy at school are also important factors, a study suggests.