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Editor's note
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Emmanuel Macron, the independent centrist who has animated the race for the French presidency, drew a big crowd when he passed through London on Tuesday. Back home he has been forced to backtrack after describing French colonialism as a "crime against humanity", angering many on the right with historical ties to Algeria. As Itay Lotem explains, Macron's foray into the politics of colonialism was ill-conceived at best.
Scientists have spotted a star orbited by seven Earth-like planets, which could all be at the right temperature for liquid water to exist. David Rothery talks us through what kind of planetary processes we could expect to see there – and discusses whether they could support life.
It’s 20 years since news broke that scientists had created the world’s first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep. George Seidel explains what’s happened in the world of cloning since, while José Cibelli looks at the question of whether clones age like normal animals.
And, in our latest fact check, two academics assess the claim that Britain will have to pay the EU a €60 billion divorce settlement just to leave. For a primer on how our fact checks work, check out this 72-second video.
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Gemma Ware
Society Editor
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Top story
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Artist’s impression of what the view might be like from the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
David Rothery, The Open University
If there's life on one of the Earth's seven sisters, chances are it has spread to all of them.
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Politics + Society
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Itay Lotem, University of Westminster
The presidential candidate stoked anger on the right by calling French colonialism a 'crime against humanity'.
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Amanda Russell Beattie, Aston University
Supreme Court upholds controversial immigration rules for families introduced in 2012. It means families will have to earn a minimum income to bring over spouses from abroad.
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Shoba Arun, Manchester Metropolitan University
The alleged sexual assault of a well-known actress in Kerala has sparked outrage and exposed serious gender issues at the heart of the society.
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Michael B. Duignan, Anglia Ruskin University; Yvonne Ivanescu, Anglia Ruskin University
Some Olympic venues have become withered husks – but it's not all bad news.
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Randall J. Stephens, Northumbria University, Newcastle
The beleaguered new president is driving a wedge between his citizens and the media. Nixon would have been proud.
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David Phinnemore, Queen's University Belfast
It's almost as though Europe saw Brexit coming when the Treaties of Rome were signed in 1957.
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Science + Technology
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George Seidel, Colorado State University
In 1997, scientists announced they'd created a healthy sheep cloned from another ewe's mammary gland cell. Two decades on, the technique is being refined and applied to new challenges.
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José Cibelli, Michigan State University
It took years of attempts before scientists were able to clone a mammal from an adult cell. And with that success came plenty more questions.
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Graham Kendall, University of Nottingham
When is a pack of cards truly random?
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Business + Economy
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Robert Ackrill, Nottingham Trent University
There's a lot of talk about a Brexit 'divorce bill' costing the UK tens of billions – we got two academics to check the facts.
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Jonathan Owens, University of Salford
Bottling up concerns over the price of imports.
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Grzegorz Kapuscinski, Bournemouth University
Where we choose to go on trips abroad is easily skewed by the nature of news reports, and that can have huge impacts on destinations.
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John Jewell, Cardiff University
The billionaire digital tycoon has a vision for a bright future. His bright future, mainly.
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Health + Medicine
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Mark Lown, University of Southampton; George Lewith, University of Southampton
Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that mulberry leaves may be useful for treating diabetes. A new clinical trial supports that suggestion.
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Clayton O'Neill, Nottingham Trent University
The guidelines don't go far enough to clarify what to do in the case of refusals by children.
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Francesca Solmi, UCL; James Kirkbride, UCL
Owning a cat during pregnancy has been linked with later mental health problems in the child. But moggies may have been unfairly maligned.
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Arts + Culture
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Lauren O' Hagan, Cardiff University
Bookplates showed wealth, personality, status – and a sense of humour.
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Rebecca Harrison, University of Glasgow
Another article about the politics of La La Land? This time it's personal.
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Education
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Richard Watermeyer, University of Bath; Jamie Lewis, Cardiff University
But are UK universities running the risk of institutionalising public engagement?
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