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Science
How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’
People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – an
Finance
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?Last chance to bu
Finance
Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? – podcast
AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources.
Finance
Top of the crops: record heatwaves help deliver bumper UK berry harvest
Investment in climate-resilient irrigation enables this year’s haul to rise 6% on 2025’s already bigger-than-usual yieldBritish farmers have
World
Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences
The 80-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe combines sauna rituals with theatre, music, storytelling … and sweatTucked away behind the Summerhall
World
Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found
Parliamentary committee welcomes fact most of 472 missing have been found but ‘extremely concerned’ for restForty children who went missing
Culture
Dalliance review – a rare drama so beautifully written you will be instantly devoted
Hugo Weaving stars in this wonderful Australian series about old friends in their 60s. It is a feast of hilarity and heartbreak – and there
World
France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land
Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’Strict production rules will b
Science
Some Galápagos 'yellow' sea turtles remain homebodies, surprising scientists
Sea turtles are famous for being prodigious wanderers. Guided by Earth's magnetic field, ocean currents and the sun, they tend to crisscross
World
Trump’s Canada, beef trade actions add to GOP midterm worries
States affected by both moves are all Senate battlegrounds crucial to Democrats' strategy to retake the chamber.
Azerbaijan
Türkiye-Pakistan-Saudi Mecca Pact could reshape regional power balance
I place considerable emphasis on the geopolitics of the triangle because it is the most concrete indication that the theoretical framework c
World
Yayoi Kusama, groundbreaking artist known for her signature polka dots, dies at 97
The paintings, sculptures and museum installations of Yayoi Kusama, one of Japan's most respected contemporary artists, were widely exhibite
Azerbaijan
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Culture
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Cast and Crew Held a ‘Funeral Screening’ After the Movie Was Shelved: ‘Was Emotional in So Many Ways’
What do you do when you think your movie will never see the light of day? Have a “funeral screening,” of course! That’s exactly what the tea
World
Glacial collapse caused huge flood leaving hundreds dead or missing in Nepal and Tibet
Entire populated areas swept away with early death toll standing at 165 and nationals from India, US, UK, Australia and Canada known to be m
Science
Scientists may have finally caught “empty” space changing light
A magnetar with an astonishingly powerful magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years a
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan sees growth in nominal, real effective exchange rates of manat
Culture
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, famous for polka dot motifs and oozy shapes on artwork, dies at 97
Kusama, one of Japan’s most respected contemporary artists, was widely exhibited around the world
Azerbaijan
Power supply to three capital districts will be paused
Bu gün Bakının Yasamal, Nərimanov və Səbail rayonlarının bir sıra ərazilərinə elektrik enerjisinin verilişində məhdudiyyət yaranacaq.
World
Carlos Alcaraz ready to reignite season at U.S. Open after injury layoff
Alcaraz has missed most of the clay season, the French Open, Wimbledon and North American hard-court tournaments.
Politics
Sought-After Forward Picks Surprising Team in Free Agency
A much-desired NBA free agent has picked his new team, and it's not who many had been expecting.
World
The foreigners missing in Nepal’s flash floods
Official figures suggested at least 341 foreigners were among the missing after devastating floods that have killed at least 160 people.
Azerbaijan
Alimlər qədim yunan üzüklərində meteorit izi aşkar ediblər
Alimlər Tunc dövründə zadəganların meteorit dəmirindən hazırlanmış zərgərlik məmulatları taxmış ola biləcəklərini təxmin edirlər.
World
Kids will be kids, and that’s the biggest risk with Meta’s new safeguards
Guardrails can only work as well as a company's ability to accurately identify a user's age, and young people around the world have repeated
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