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Editor's note
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As yet another round of 'last chance' talks fails, world leaders seem to be losing faith in the possibility of reunifying Cyprus. But what if they are asking the wrong questions to begin with? Rebecca Bryant has a suggestion for a better approach.
Many mathematicians like to point out how 'beautiful' their subject is. But what does that actually mean? Can you really compare a series of numbers to a stunning painting or a moving piece of music? Vicky Neale argues you can indeed.
Ken Loach's film I, Daniel Blake has won awards around the world for its portrayal of the absurdity of Britain's benefits system for the sick and disabled. When Stephanie Petrie showed the film to a group of people who have experienced life on benefits, it was clear the film did not exaggerate.
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Laura Hood
Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Top story
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Nathan Williams
Rebecca Bryant, London School of Economics and Political Science
Another 'last chance' has been missed. But while talks disintegrate, islanders are just getting on with peace in practice.
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Science + Technology
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Vicky Neale, University of Oxford
Are you sceptical about maths being stunning? Let this brave academic try to change your mind.
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Laura Finney, University of Nottingham
An explosive was recently made by accident in a UK lab, but many labs across the world make them for interest and application.
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Politics + Society
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Stephanie Petrie, University of Liverpool
Meet the real Daniel Blakes.
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Luca Trenta, Swansea University
Losing a national security adviser is one thing – weeks and months of slow-drip crises is quite another.
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Jacob Eriksson, University of York
As with so many other areas of policy, Trump vacillates from one pole to another on Israel.
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Business + Economy
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Alex Fenton, University of Salford
Can social media and a high profile clash with Manchester United help disgruntled Blackburn Rovers fans lodge a protest that will resonate in India where the club's unpopular owners reside?
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Health + Medicine
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Louise Thompson, University of Liverpool
In the future, drugs will be tested on organoids – three-dimensional organ-parts grown in a dish.
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Mark Green, University of Liverpool
An additional 39,074 people died in 2015, compared with the previous year. And the latest data shows that the trend continues.
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Peter Lambert, Aston University
Antibiotics are wrongly being prescribed for infections where they won't work and cutting this down could help combat resistance. But change isn't as easy as just providing the means.
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Education
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Dawn Rose, University of Hertfordshire
Turns out learning a musical instrument really could benefit your child, in more ways than you might think.
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Arts + Culture
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Claire Squires, University of Stirling
Given Pullman’s trenchant critique of despotism, his new trilogy will certainly be read allegorically.
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