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Bronze Age treasure found in Swedish forest by mapmaker - BBC News

A man stumbled on ancient jewellery while surveying a forest for his orienteering club.

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The Cornish hut that gave rise to sea level benchmark - BBC News

The building was used to determine mean sea level and, from that, heights across the UK.

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The ransomware surge ruining lives - BBC News

A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks.

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Covid-19’s far-reaching effect on a turtle sanctuary - BBC Future

Apo Island in the Philippines once depended on tourism to help its efforts to save rare local turtles. So what happened when the pandemic brought tourism to a standstill?

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Xueli Abbing: The abandoned baby who became a Vogue model - BBC News

The 16-year-old's albinism led to her being abandoned as a baby but she is now a successful model.

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New York City police scrap 'creepy' robotic dogs - BBC News

This comes after a public outrage over the deployment of the remote-controlled device.

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Checkers: Furore over Russian draughts player's flag removal - BBC News

Poland apologises but says it had to remove a Russian draughts player's flag mid-game.

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'Pregnant Egyptian mummy' revealed by scientists - BBC News

Experts believe the woman was aged between 20 and 30 when she died with her unborn child.

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Why the proposed US ban on menthol cigarettes is controversial - BBC News

Anti-tobacco groups say the industry has hurt black people. Opponents say a ban hurts just as badly.

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Can you make yourself sound more attractive? - BBC Future

Many nationalities recognise that there is a tone of voice that is instantly alluring, but do some speakers have an unfair advantage?

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Gold £10,000 coin weighing 22lb produced at Royal Mint in Llantrisant - BBC

The 8in-wide (20cm) coin took 400 hours to produce - including four days of polishing.

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El Risitas: Man behind 'Spanish laughing guy' meme dies - BBC News

Spanish comedian Juan Joya Borja, known as The Giggles, was famous for his infectious laughter.

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Billion-year-old fossil found preserved in Torridon rocks - BBC News

Scientists said the microscopic fossil was "exceptionally" preserved in ancient rock in Torridon.

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NRA's Wayne LaPierre elephant hunt video sparks outrage - BBC News

In 2013 Wayne LaPierre was filmed repeatedly shooting an elephant, struggling to kill it.

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Accident leaves deep sea mining machine stranded - BBC News

A prototype deep sea mining machine is lying stranded on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

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Emilia Clarke on the book that helped her to grieve for her dad - BBC News

Jenny Diski's writing was "tonic for the soul" for the Game of Thrones star after her father died.

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Climate change: A small green rock's warning about our future - BBC News

A cobble from under the sea tells a story of how the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could disappear.

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Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90 - BBC News

Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.

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India coronavirus: Round-the-clock mass cremations - BBC News

Some crematoriums have been operating non-stop as a second wave of coronavirus engulfs the country.

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Family-meal image wins international food photo contest - BBC News

A photo of a family preparing a meal in China wins Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021.

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(7) The Most Extreme Things in the Universe - Ultimate Guide to Black Holes

If you want to continue thinking about black holes a tad more, you can do so by getting one of the many black hole related things the Kurzgesagt team made wi...

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Cyber-attack hackers threaten to share US police informant data - BBC News

The FBI investigates as a group says it has accessed Washington DC police computers, US media report.

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How the space race changed Soviet art - BBC Future

The space race – rockets, satellites, record-breaking cosmonauts – was a way for Soviet artists to adopt avant-garde ideas under the cloak of propaganda.

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The man who thought orgasms could save the world - BBC Culture

Psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich fell out with Freud, led the 'sexual revolution' and became a hippie icon. As a new book about him comes out, Neil Armstrong explores his life and legacy.

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