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  • Illustration of two hands laid out flat with palms down, against a white background

    Why are more people right-handed than left-handed? Try our kids’ quiz

  • collage in form of medical bag made up of health supplements/tablets

    Five doctors on the supplements they swear by, from Vitamin D to lion’s mane

    Which vitamins does a GP specialising in hormones take to help her mood? And what does a medic reach for when someone they live with has a cold?
  • Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach<br>2JN1D2W Dreamy Drone Shot Of A Estonian Island Called Muhu Looking Down On Forest And Sea And Beach

    How I found bliss cycling along the coast of Estonia

    A cycle trip along the country’s coast and through its woods offers the kind of magical wildlife encounters that are no longer possible in the UK
  • Huge coconut crab, facing camera, on the side of a coconut palm with blue sky in the background

    Which aviator may have been eaten by coconut crabs? The Saturday quiz

  • DO NOT USE BEFORE JULY 13 2024. Emma Corrin shot by Christina Ebenezer in London, June 2024, for Guardian Saturday magazine. Styling: Ali & Aniko Hair: Daniel Martin Make up: Gina Kane Set Design: George Lewin Dress by Molly Goddard, earrings and ring by Cartier

    ‘I’m starting to doubt everything’: Emma Corrin on Diana, being a Marvel villain, and an existential crisis

  • Sarah Akinterinwa cartoon on running clubs

    Running clubs are the new dating apps – Sarah Akinterinwa’s millennial life cartoon

  • tim dowling collage

    Tim Dowling: we’re off to sunny Spain, but I’ve got the airport blues

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Well Actually

  • A bride and groom touch hands while the bride holds a bouquet of white lilies.

    Post-wedding anxiety is ‘really common’. Here’s how to cope

  • Woman kissing a man on cheek in night club

    Gen Z yearns for the pre-digital dating era – but don’t ask them out in person

    With a dating recession and app fatigue, gen Z envies face-to-face pickups – but may be ‘weirded out’ by direct gestures
  • Small plastic parts and microplastics of varying colors in the sand of a beach surrounded by rocks

    Curb ‘stupid plastics’ and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis

    The worst of microplastics is yet to come. Here’s what we need to do now to begin mitigating the wide-ranging harms
  • Illustration of a person lying on their back with a ball between their knees

    First my left knee, then my right: my middle-aged body’s betrayal

  • A pen lies beside a notepad on which is written: 'Don't date a bartender'

    The memo: could one missed message have saved me a lifetime of regret?

  • Experts agree that the microbiome is important to human health. But many are skeptical about how useful these kits are.'

    Are at-home gut microbiome testing kits a scam?

  • A white woman with long brown hair and a button-up blue shirt with no pants sits on the edge of a bed, while a white man wearing jeans with no shirt lies with his back to her.

    Feel sad, anxious or ‘homesick’ after sex? You might have post-coital dysphoria

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Columns

  • A graphic illustration in sepia tones of a light-skinned woman with long, dark hair, kneeling in a sexually suggestive manner wearing a bathing suit.

    Ask Ugly
    The state of the bush – how should I be styling my pubic hair?

  • Graphic illustration of naked woman with one pant leg on, in shades of red, peach, light blue and olive.

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    No sex drive and a ‘tanking libido’: how I redefined intimacy in midlife

  • illustration of a woman holding a tablet with posts in the air around her saying things like 'ur cancelled'

    Why am I like this?
    Everyone’s so intolerant online. Am I right to stay silent?

  • ‘Take a fraction of what you’d spend on Le Labo Rose 31 and buy yourself a bouquet; meditate on your own impermanence as it wilts.’

    Ask Ugly
    Signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?

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The toolkit

  • A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers.

    Sun season
    What is SPF and how much sunscreen do you really need? Experts answer

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

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Fashion

  • Tolami Benson watches the Euros

    Euros v Wimbledon: who are the style champions in summer fashion battle?

    Players, fans and celebrities have pulled out all the stops to make a stylish impact. We score the best looks
  • Rihanna wearing a lace outfit during pregnancy

    Baring the bump: how celebrities are leading a shift in maternity fashion

  • Model in yellow dress and sunglasses with a gold bag and sandals

    Dressing for a wedding? The rules have changed

  • Vegetal scents make for the perfect summer fragrance, whatever the weather

  • Rules out for summer: the unstoppable rise of ‘non-negotiables’

  • Immersive Vogue show lifts curtain on catwalks past and present

  • Bermuda moods: summer’s chicest shorts are knee length

  • The key to making your old faithful summer dress work in 2024? It’s all about accessories

  • From super-sized sunnies to beach-ready bags: 51 accessories to make your summer sizzle

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Hometown tour

  • A man paddleboards with his dog with kayaks in the background.

    A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • Two men on either side of a bar.

    A local’s travel guide to New York City: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • A woman inspects inventory in a display unit in a furniture store.

    A local’s travel guide to Washington DC: what to eat, see and do in three days

  • The art deco district in Miami Beach, Florida.

    A local’s guide to Miami: What to eat, see and do in three days

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Food & drink

  • Tom Hunt's lacto-fermented vegetables

    How to turn surplus summer veg into an easy ferment – recipe

  • Albert's Schloss' apple strudel.

    Cocktail of the week: Albert’s Schloss’ apple strudel – recipe

  • Ravneet Gill's pistachio and raspberry mini cakes. 258

    Ravneet Gill’s recipe for pistachio and raspberry mini cakes

  • Ravinder Bhogal's sticky five-spice sausages with cherries. 225

    Sticky sausages, soft cheese and crumble cake: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for summer cherries

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Technology

  • Cancer experts have warned that AI’s value and potential in healthcare has been overstated to a dangerous degree.

    TechScape: Can AI really help fix a healthcare system in crisis?

  • Professor Dali Kaafar, Professor and Executive Director of the Cyber Security Hub, School of Computing Future Communications Research Centre; Macquarie University. Photograph by Mike Bowers. Wednesday 3rd July 2024.

    Real criminals, fake victims: how chatbots are being deployed in the global fight against phone scammers

    New scambaiting AI technology Apate aims to keep scammers on the line while collecting data that could help disrupt their business model
  • From left, Mark Graham, Callum Cant and James Muldoon

    James Muldoon, Mark Graham and Callum Cant: ‘AI feeds off the work of human beings’

    The Fairwork trio talk about their new book on the ‘extraction machine’, exposing the repetitive labour, often in terrible conditions, that big tech is using to create artificial intelligence

    Advice

    • US vice-president Kamala Harris speaks with President Joe Biden on a White House balcony

      Ask Philippa
      Marina Hyde’s career advice for Joe Biden, the world’s smallest stuntman, Philippa Perry on ‘failure’, and could you forgive your childhood bully? – podcast

      Marina Hyde advises the US president: ‘Walk to podium, smile, wave goodbye’; ‘I’m a failure, in debt and my partner is pregnant’ – Philippa Perry helps one man open up; Superman, Frodo and Star Wars: the stunning life and career of Kiran Shah; actor Katy Wix confronts a painful memory when she gets a message out of the blue
    • Private Lives illo 7 Sept 2020

      Private lives
      My teenage son shows no interest in school

      I’ve tried being as encouraging as possible, but nothing seems to work. And now I’m worried his younger siblings will follow in his footsteps

    The big picture

    • Model standing on an cooler holding a cooler above head

      The edit: 20 of the best swim shorts – in pictures

      Upgrade your beachwear and head for the shore in a stylish new pair
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