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GERMANY. 1990. Celebrating the unification of Germany on October 3, 1990 at the Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.

Mind

What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

We are told we need cynical strategies to "play" the dating game, but the science says this is totally wrong. David Robson enjoys an evidence-based takedown from psychologist Paul Eastwick

Culture

Woman hugging her mother in front of sea under sky

Mind

The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it

Features

Humans

Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago

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Mind

Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men want to be funnier

News

Female psychologist observing a couple's conversation during a therapy session in a house

Mind

What can psychoanalysis teach us about love and heartbreak?

Culture

A pink robot with heart eyes

Technology

Why falling in love with an AI isn’t laughable, it’s inevitable

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San Sebastian Film Festival handout picture: Bel Powley, Nick Robinson in Michael Tyburski's 'Turn Me On'.

Mind

Bel Powley is fabulous in this wonderful dystopian satire

Culture

Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

Mind

Why taking our grief out into nature can help us heal

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There aren't five love languages, despite claims on TikTok

Mind

There aren't five love languages, despite claims on TikTok

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People in relationships have higher love scores if they live in a country with high living standards, gender equality and collectivist cultures

Humans

Couples are most in love in Hungary, according to science

People in romantic relationships in 45 countries were asked how strongly they agreed with statements such as “just seeing my partner excites me”

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Humans

I am planning my wife's woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

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Love drugs are coming and they bring big ethical problems with them

Comment

Humans

Heart rates synchronise if two people get on well during first date

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Question

How long does it take to fall in love?