46 h. ago Get Real: serial Champions League winners Madrid face fresh threat | Jonathan Wilson

Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Liverpool with verve and energy, are the upstart newcomers among big-name quarter-finalistsNarratives are never as straightforward as they may appear. One era does not yield easily to another. What constitutes an era changes over time. While history is happening it’s often hard to make sense of it; patterns seem to emerge that, from the perspective of 20 years later are meaningless, or culs-de-sac. That seems particularly true this season. As the Champions League reaches its quarter-final stage this coming week, it feels that one age has ended and another has yet to materialise.The past was a simpler place. First there was the age of dominance by Real Madrid and Benfica, teams from the capitals of Iberian nations under right-wing dictatorships, packed with great individuals. Then came systematisation, catenaccio and the Italian ascendancy, followed, with a brief period of crossover, by the era of domination by the northern European industrial powers, sk...

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3 d. ago Space discovery could change everything we know about the history of the universe

The groundbreaking findings throw established science into question, write Bernard J.T. Jones, Licia Verde, Vicent J. Martínez and Virginia L Trimble

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7 d. ago NASA space telescope makes discovery that 'no one had predicted'

A discovery in a distant galaxy has left scientists scratching their heads as their findings challenge our understanding of the universe

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9 d. ago Outlander's Claire Fraser had tragic motive for trying to change history

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1 week ago DBS and Jack Ma: how a meeting helped change the history of Singapore’s biggest bank

DBS chief Piyush Gupta says Alibaba founder convinced him the lender needed to change course

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1 week ago Iron age hoard found in North Yorkshire could change Britain’s history

More than 800 objects unearthed near Melsonby show the north was ‘definitely not a backwater’ 2,000 years agoOne of the biggest and most important iron age hoards ever found in the UK has been revealed, potentially altering our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago.More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. They date back to the first century, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain under Emperor Claudius, and are almost certainly associated with a tribe called the Brigantes who controlled most of northern England. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Astronomers stunned to find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery

The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons

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2 w. ago Grisly truth about Katie Price’s teeth from wild size to hidden agony beneath veneers

Fans are concerned that Katie Price has had her teeth done yet again despite several warnings from experts over the damage it can cause. We take a look at the history of her ever changing mouth

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2 w. ago Space telescope makes 'rare' discovery as 'goldmine of data' revealed

New data from the European Space Agency's Euclid offers an unprecedented view of the cosmos

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2 w. ago Too relaxed about the risks: the crisis in Black women’s hair care

For generations, Black women have been put at risk by a hair care industry that evades regulation. But is change on the way? Plus: the history of Black US postal workersHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I look into the emerging health hazards associated with styling Black hair, and how for generations Black women have been let down by legislation, social pressure and the forever shifting demands of the beauty industry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What tiny fossils from ocean floor tell us about the history of climate change

Scientists have discovered the key role the Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays in regulating the global climate

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3 w. ago Astronomers find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery

The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total of 274 moons

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3 w. ago Old humans and Neanderthals 'shared tech' during 'history changing' discovery

Although usually portrayed as arch-rivals, Homo sapiens and Neanderthals might have had more in common than previously thought with boffins now believing they traded technology tips

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