Depths of Wikipedia: The internet’s weirdest stories on display
Annie Rauwerda runs a popular Instagram page dedicated to sharing odd Wikipedia pages
Annie Rauwerda runs a popular Instagram page dedicated to sharing odd Wikipedia pages
Travel and leisure best weekly performers, up 7.4 per cent
Many students missed out on their chosen college courses this year despite gaining stellar results. Some say it is time to replace the ‘cruel’ CAO system with a fairer alternative
Joan Macdonald started working out after some health problems. Now she inspires others
Seán Haughey hails second cousin’s achievement in 200m freestyle final
Seven-day moving average of daily infections falls to 237,000, down from 392,000 in early May
Mumbai and New Delhi report dip in cases as steep curve begins to flatten
False stories involving Kamala Harris, and Biden’s climate plan, travelled far and wide
Researchers are still investigating, but some patients report improved symptoms after incolation
Studies point to a gender gap – but the findings don’t always match stereotypes
Emily Morse has turned her curiosity into a sex-advice podcast and Instagram service
Push for environmental regulations has alienated voters in the American Midwest
TV viewers will see a more expansive take on the American family staring back at them tomorrow
Michigan region in spotlight as Democrats aim to swing state that proved crucial in 2016
The pandemic has exposed problems that have persisted for years
Association says 382 ‘martyr’ doctors have died as country’s daily cases approach 100,000
Research indicates antibodies appear to persist months after infections have resolved
UCD study finds evidence supporting monoclonal antibody therapy is growing
State a must-win for Bernie Sanders as a resurgent Joe Biden closes in
Antitrust activist Sarah Miller is part of a push to rewire the US economy
Authorities extend Lunar New Year holidays with more than 811 people killed
Robots ‘cannot perform tasks requiring judgment or evaluate a change in a situation’
Tech giant's tools enable vast virtual studies following people about their daily lives
Tech giant hopes to harness a million users of Apple Watches and iPhones with promise of privacy
Late poet and playwright was a storyteller who used his own silence to listen
The Grammy award-winning soprano gained worldwide fame for her roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera
Zingerman’s co-founder Ari Weinzweig is bringing his gospel of business anarchism to Ireland
Thanks largely to the shale revolution, the US now regularly produces more oil month-to-month than Russia or Saudi Arabia
Researchers say 3.8 million-year-old fossil sheds new light on what ancestors looked like
Closely watched speech came just hours after China announced $75bn in new tariffs
Economists don’t know when the decade-long expansion, now the longest in American history, will end. But here are the indicators they will be watching to figure it out.
New research overturns beliefs on behaviour by planting 17,303 wallets in 355 cities
Jennifer O’Connell: 90% of Irish women do housework, compared with just 50% of men
Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch have been on opposite sides in quite a few cases
When the water crisis erupted five years ago in Flint, no one knew which, where or how many of the city’s 55,000 occupied properties had lead pipes
A captivating debut novel gives a flavour of life in the American service industry
Haunted by flashbacks and nightmares after twilight anaesthesia – what had gone wrong?
Constant noise and light and being woken frequently for monitoring during the night is more than just annoying – it can harm patients
Weblog: 30% of apps had in-app purchases, and ‘educational’ apps had high ad levels
‘We carry our envy amplification device around in our pockets, we sleep with it next to our pillows, and it tempts us 24 hours a day’
Often, starting a fitness routine is not the problem – maintaining it is much harder
Trump interviews four federal appeals court judges to replace retiring Anthony Kennedy
Is it time we looked with a more critical eye on the stories we tell about falling in love
Survey shows divergence in sentiment about the present and the future
Fall mirrors declines in similar measures of consumer well-being in US and UK
We’re waiting for the blizzard. Is this a sign of things to come? How will we ever cope?
From horticulture projects to free haircuts, some company perks sound like upmarket holiday resort activities. But wellness at work is about more than just snooze pods and free massages
Shutting down toxic forums may be a better anti-hate strategy than targeting ‘bad actors’
Web Log: edX’s free online course aimed at educating people on how to spot fake news
Trigger warnings and safe spaces: should a student’s desire not to be offended stifle freedom of expression?
Study concluded that the concept of role models in the sciences is far more complex than we might think
Edward Lear couldn’t have dreamt up the ingenuity of the drifting predator ‘Janthina’
Consumer sentiment index fell in January after rising in the aftermath of Trump’s victory
As authoritarianism rises, indicators of health fall
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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