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Want to add another decade to your life? You need not embark on a complex daily fitness regime — simply go for plenty of long walks, Australian researchers say. Scientists …

Dogs could be undergoing a third wave of domestication driven by humans’ desire for pets that are friendly, calm and well-suited to a sedentary lifestyle. Just decades ago, canines were …

Several university professors expressed concerns to The Atlantic about students who come to college unable to read full-length books. Assistant editor Rose Horowitch spoke to several teachers from elite schools …

In this episode of Explore, we visit Uzbekistan’s Fergana Valley, where ancient crafts and their masters still thrive, their knowledge passed down from generation to generation. ADVERTISEMENT Our journey begins …

The company’s shares plummeted last week on its profit warning as it revealed the scale of the problem, with €5bn at one stage being wiped off its value. ADVERTISEMENT The …

The five-day festival at London’s Southbank Centre ranges from art installations and dance performances, to poetry and neurodiverse club nights. ADVERTISEMENT As the skills and strengths of disabled athletes continue …

Archaeologists have discovered an “extremely rare and unusual” ancient stone amulet in Jerusalem that could change our understanding of reading and writing in antiquity. “The seal, made of black stone, …

Archaeologists have discovered what is thought to be the world’s oldest calendar. Etched in a 12,000-year-old stone pillar at the mysterious Göbekli Tepe site in Turkey, experts say it could …

Discovered in Budyně nad Ohří, 40 km northwest of Prague, the site yielded eight axes, arm rings, pins, and a spearhead. ADVERTISEMENT A team of archaeologists in the Czech Republic …

Archaeologists have uncovered the first physical evidence of a ‘long-lost’ Christian community in the Middle East. They have discovered what they believe was a palace belonging to the Bishop dating …