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The parents raising their kids on the road - BBC News

Two families describe showing their children the world, while one mum-to-be explains why she hopes to follow suit.

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Go master quits because AI 'cannot be defeated' - BBC News

Lee Se-dol retires from the game of Go after conceding that computers "cannot be defeated".

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What eating a big meal does to your body - BBC Future

Eating large meals can bring about changes that make us hungrier – but it’s not because your stomach “stretches”.

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Ravi Kumar Atheist: The Indian man fighting to be godless - BBC News

Ravi Kumar's quest for a legal document recognising him as an atheist has got him into trouble.

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Siberia: 18,000-year-old frozen 'dog' stumps scientists - BBC News

Scientists say the specimen could represent an evolutionary link between wolves and modern dogs.

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Elizabeth I revealed as secret scribe of historic manuscript - BBC News

A historian pieces together clues to establish the author of the work at Lambeth Palace.

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Rise of comic book piracy 'a real problem' - BBC News

Comic book creators search for ways to combat the rise of illegal digital sharing of their work.

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Danes see Greenland security risk amid Arctic tensions - BBC News

For the first time Denmark puts mineral-rich Greenland top of its national security agenda.

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Greta Thunberg: What does the teenage climate change activist want? - BBC N

The climate activist has been arrested in Sweden and the UK as a result of her protests.

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DR Congo: Is it one of the most dangerous places to fly? - BBC News

The country has a notorious air-safety record - but is it the worst?

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Sham news sites make big bucks from fake views - BBC News

Websites that copy news stories from legitimate sites are making money from Google and Amazon ads.

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One man’s 10-year experiment to record every moment - BBC Worklife

Spanish scientist Morris Villarroel records all his activities so he can learn how to live more effectively. But what do you gain from forensically tracking every part of your day?

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Gadhimai: Nepal's animal sacrifice festival goes ahead despite 'ban' - BBC

Gadhimai - dubbed the world's bloodiest festival - attracts thousands of devotees every five years.

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Climate change is causing birds to shrink, study suggests - BBC News

In the 'largest study of its kind' researchers studied 70,000 bird specimens over a 40-year period.

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What’s so fascinating about weird children’s TV shows? - BBC Future

They depict hypnotic worlds filled with acidic colours and baffling plot lines, but children’s television can give us surprising insights into how our brains develop as we grow up.

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Why progress bars can make you feel better - BBC Future

We are all familiar with the spinning wheels and progress bars that signify when our electronic devices are “working”, but are they making us fall for the “labour illusion”?

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Briton Audrey Schoeman revived after six-hour cardiac arrest - BBC News

Audrey Schoeman fell unconscious when she was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in Spain.

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US meteorite adds to origins mystery - BBC News

Scientists are getting closer to tracing the sources of meteorites that fall to Earth.

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BBC - Travel - Pakistan’s centuries-old ‘zero-waste’ movement

The Memon predisposition towards frugality is iconic within Pakistan, but they celebrate their stereotyping as an achievement; a tribute to their enduring prosperity and resilience.

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White Island: The privately owned New Zealand volcano that is always active

Experts explain the history of New Zealand's White Island and why tourists were there when it erupted.

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Top tech firms sued over DR Congo cobalt mining deaths - BBC News

A lawsuit accuses Apple, Google, Tesla, Microsoft and others of using cobalt mined by child labour.

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Viewpoint: Are Indian unicorns like Paytm and Zomato too powerful? - BBC Ne

With massive funding from global sources, a handful of Indian start-ups are influencing policy.

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Do apostrophes still matter? - BBC News

The end of the Apostrophe Society has sparked debate over the modern state of grammar.

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BBC - Travel - Unst: A real life Treasure Island

Legend has it that author Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1869 visit to the Scottish island inspired his classic tale of adventure, Treasure Island.

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Higgs boson 'hints' also seen by US lab - BBC News

A US particle machine has also seen possible hints of the Higgs boson, it emerges, following reports of similar glimpses at the Large Hadron Collider.

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