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    Luxe Boxing Gyms

    ‘The Burrow’ is the first of its kind in Kuwait, but only adds to the growing number of stylish boxing gyms popping up in cities across the world. The Burrow fuses retro boxing gym aesthetics with contemporary amenities. Through the ...
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    Farmer wanted to grow food on the world’s most remote inhabited island

    Tristan da Cunha is a remote island that most people have never heard about, but that might change thanks to a recent job posting. The world’s most remote inhabited island, situated in the South Atlantic, is in need of an ...
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    Scientists have identified the time of year the human brain is most active

    Scientists have found evidence that our brains are most active during the summer, with the warmer months appearing to help ramp up the neurological activity required during attention and memory tests. This seasonal difference in the way the brain functions ...
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    France becomes world’s first county to ban supermarkets from throwing away food

    In an effort to tackle the dual problems of food waste and poverty, France just passed a groundbreaking law that requires supermarkets to donate unsold food to charity, give it away as animal feed, or face fines of up to ...
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    Home Automation Assistants

    As consumers become more focused on incorporating the Internet of Things (IOT) into their lifestyle, the ‘Lola’ Home Automation System is designed to help be the first step of many into the world of home automation. Simple to set up, ...
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    Co-Living: A New Metropolitan Way Of Life

    You think that co-living is a typical 1970s hippie concept? It’s all back now (but different) with The Collective, an innovative building concept that offers a next-generation co-living environment. With skyrocketing house prices, young Londoners have to find new lifestyles to afford living in ...
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    The mushroom man who wants the world to take fungi seriously

    Tell me about the hat you’re wearing. It’s made from a birch polypore mushroom. Our ancestors realised that you could get this tough bracket fungus off birch trees, hollow it out and put fire in it and carry it for ...
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    Sugar may be as damaging to the brain as extreme stress or abuse

    We all know that cola and lemonade aren’t great for our waistline or our dental health, but our new study on rats has shed light on just how much damage sugary drinks can also do to our brain. The changes we ...
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    The flavour factory: Hijacking our senses to tailor tastes

    IT WAS certainly an unconventional dish, but as Gina Mullins poured another spoonful of apple cider reduction over her tortilla, and sprinkled goji berries on top, she figured she had nothing to lose. She was used to being repulsed by ...