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In Science for Life acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg cuts through the vested interests and confusing contradictory statements that litter the media and the internet, to give a clear picture of wha
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Every human body carries a secret cargo: a huge population of microorganisms living in the mouth, on the skin, in the gut. They help digest our food. They make essential vitamins. They break down toxi
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On September 1, 2015, Anthony Martial completed his transfer from Monaco to Manchester United. At just 19 years of age, the fee of £36m (potentially rising to £58m) made him the most expensive teenage
Author Barry Stone has served his apprenticeship as a western movie geek and aficionado.The Magnificent Seven, The Wild Bunch, Red River for 50 years the western has been the only genre in a life that
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Plenty of books on sex suggest that it has to be done in a certain way, or in a certain kind of relationship, or with certain people. This isn’t that kind of book.Enjoy Sex is a truly practical, frien
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