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Biden fights back on Super Tuesday making Sanders nervous. What next?

After a larger-than-expected win in South Carolina, Biden became the clear alternative to Bernie Sanders

Can environmental populism save the planet? It is difficult, but possible

Beyond lip service, we need to mobilise truly popular support for change. Now is a good time to start

Facebook, Tesla want to read your mind: here's why you should be worried

If mind-reading devices become the normal way to interact with computers, we may end up with little choice but to use them in order to keep up with more productive colleagues

Four reasons why Huawei's new Harmony OS won't solve its problems

Announcement of Harmony OS was much needed relief for Huawei smartphone owners who have been rightly worried that their expensive purchases would become obsolete more quickly

Are Trump's tariffs legal? No, and they're overturning world economic order

Trump has been singling out countries for punitive tariffs way in excess of those imposed on imports from other countries which is outlawed by WTO

Ikea vs Pepperfy: India is the venue for a David-Goliath furniture fight

One of the trickiest elements of the furniture business is offering the right combination of variety, quality and price

Facebook algorithm changes suppressed journalism, meddled with democracy

Some international legal scholars have begun to call for laws to protect democracies against the possibility that algorithmic manipulation could deliver electoral gain

Ligandrol: What is it and how swimmer Shayna Jack had it in her system

While it has been studied as a treatment for cancer and other conditions where patients experience muscle weakness and wastage, it is banned for use by professional athletes

Think only world is heating up? Our body is hitting close to thermal limits

When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, the body relies on the evaporation of water - mainly through sweating - to keep core temperature at a safe level

Proton therapy for prostate cancer: does the evidence support the hype?

While there is strong evidence for the benefits of proton therapy in children, it is much less clear in prostate and other adult cancers.

Looking for survival: The hidden life revealed inside dinosaur bones

: Life exists almost everywhere on Earth. Bacteria thrive in hydrothermal vents, fungi grow inside Chernobyl, nematode worms crawl under Antarctic ice fields

Meddling again? Russian Twitter trolls fuel divisions ahead of Canada polls

This is mostly done through retweeting fake news stories, conspiracy theories and controversial or sensational stories that the far right thrives on

Deutsche Bank's 18,000 job cuts tip of the iceberg for the finance industry

The so-called fintech revolution, where outsiders are taking over the traditional activities of established players (like payments, lending, depository) is the pinnacle of a new financial order

Less support from women in space exploration? Time to change perception

Women have been historically excluded from the space program

Space travel was a dream for artists long before Armstrong stepped on moon

For centuries, the dream of human travel into the cosmos has fired imaginations

Shadows on the Moon: A tale of ephemeral beauty, humans and hubris

The search for water ice on the Moon will be a journey into deep cold shadows at the poles which have lain undisturbed for as much as 3.6 billion years

Space ethics? Five questions for how we choose to use the moon

There are ethical questions that need to be answered regarding such planetary defence systems

Why Trump is backing the US into a corner on Iran with new sanctions

The sanctions, which are designed to cripple the Iranian economy, have undermined the middle class and small businesses

Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at G20 summit

A looming 'technology war' in which the US and China are at each other's throats in the technology space is one of many disruptive elements of a trade conflict

Will Libra cryptocurrency give more political power to Facebook globally?

The Libra is being designed as a form of electronic money linked to many national currencies