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Richard Collins: Dogs’ behaviour inherited from wolves

DOGS love to chase a ball. Were they taught to do this by our ancestors? An animal able to retrieve carcasses would provide a valuable service during hunts, as wildfowlers’ dogs still do today. Pups responding well to human commands could have been selected and trained. Now, however, a discovery made at Stockholm University is challenging this idea. Retrieving, researchers there claim, is not an

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Letter to the Editor: Greta Thunberg travelling by plane wouldn’t gain publicity

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Over 500 plants species became extinct in the past 250 years, study finds

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World leaders ‘are lying about climate change’

Adonis: Europe's oldest living tree

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is making waves in academic circles

Gamers transferring some virtual scenarios to real life, study claims

VIDEO game players can get so immersed in their virtual environment that they transfer their experiences into the real world, according to research.

Wed, 21 Sep, 2011

Toolkit aims to help teachers communicate with migrant parents

A TOOLKIT to help teacher’s communicate with migrant parents and get them involved in their children’s school life has been unveiled.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2011

Woman’s education has impact on partner’s lifespan

A WOMAN’S education influences how long she – and her partner – will live, researchers said yesterday.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2009

Suspect confesses to Lindh murder

THE man arrested for stabbing Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh last year has confessed to the crime, his lawyer said yesterday, adding the motive for the murder was not political.

Thu, 08 Jan, 2004

VIP security under spotlight after minister's murder

Police were stepping up the search for the killer of Sweden’s foreign minister Anna Lindh, as the stunned nation debated its open security policies for government officials.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2003

Sweden's security policy under attack

Anna Lindh’s murder as she was shopping unguarded in a Stockholm department store, today evoked harsh criticism of Sweden’s security policy for government officials.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2003

Blix: The frustrated weapons inspector signs off

Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix’s attack on the intelligence given to him by the United States and Britain may betray some frustration about the premature ending of the inspectors’ work in Iraq.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2003

Cancer agent found in microwaved foods

Microwave cooking leads to the cancer-causing substance found in some other cooked foods.

Sun, 04 Aug, 2002