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Following a so-called detox programme is a waste of time and money, a group of scientists says.

Rather than swimming, the reptiles ride currents to travel long distances, according to a study co-designed by the late Steve Irwin.

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Rick Moranis, who retired from acting after his wife died to become a stay-at-home Dad, talks about the experience.

The last surviving widow of a US Civil War veteran dies in Alabama aged 97 - nearly 140 years after the war ended.

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As an increase in pets pits pup-lovers against pup-haters, a new point system tries to keep the peace.

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Finland has become the first country to make broadband with a speed of 1Mbps a legal right for every citizen.