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An acclaimed Chinese mobile app was designed to encourage green behaviour. Some of its users are gaming the system.

The English town where one of America's Founding Fathers, and the world's first international revolutionaries, sparked a spirit of rebellion that continues to this very day.

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Before long Covid there was post-viral fatigue – a mysterious set of illnesses caused by other infections. Now scientists are starting to unravel its secrets.

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As DNA ancestry testing kits have become more accessible and affordable, "heritage tourism", where travellers reconnect with their places of origin, has become more popular than ever.