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Health

People in north England are 20 per cent more likely to die young

An analysis of five decades of death data has revealed that people in northern England are less likely to live to the age of 75 than people in the south

News

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Health

Rising life expectancy in England has slowed since recession

News

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Technology

Who do we think we are?

Culture

A table used for lethal injectoon

Health

Arkansas should halt execution spree and let its drugs expire

Comment

Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies

Humans

Medieval people mutilated the deceased to ward off zombies

News

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Life

Exploring the hidden politics of the quest to live forever

Culture

Woman in face mask walks in front of chimneystacks

Earth

Western demand for goods from China is killing 100,000 a year

News

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Technology

Inside knowledge: What wisdom will live on once we're gone

Features

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Health

Exercise reduces death from breast cancer relapse by 40 per cent

News

A crowd of people and their shadows

Health

Three ways to find your purpose in life and reap the benefits

Having a sense of what you want to do with your life can help you live longer, slash your risk of disease and improve your sex life – and it’s easy to do

Features

Humans

Virtual out-of-body experience reduces your fear of death

News

Health

The alarming drop in US life expectancy shouldn’t be a surprise

Comment

Humans

Unlocking mummies' secrets: What imaging technology tells us

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Death: A special report on the inevitable

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