Erin

Erin

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‘Sometimes I don’t have the words for things’: how we are using art to research stigma and marginalisation

‘Sometimes I don’t have the words for things’: how we are using art to research stigma and marginalisation

There’s growing recognition that creative pursuits like painting, singing or dancing...

Research
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Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs

Banning artificial stone could prevent 100 lung cancers and 1,000 cases of silicosis, where dust scars the lungs

Silica dust is a very fine dust produced when products such as bricks, concrete...

Politics
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Shinzo Abe: the disputed legacy of a politician who dominated public life in Japan after WWII

Shinzo Abe: the disputed legacy of a politician who dominated public life in Japan after WWII

The assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has shaken the nation...

Society
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We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels now. Why are we not enforcing them?

We have international laws to stop plastic pollution from fishing vessels now. Why are we not enforcing them?

Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued...

Research
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Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities

Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities

City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology...

Education
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Improving science literacy means changing science education

Improving science literacy means changing science education

To graduate with a science major, college students must complete between 40 and...

Research
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Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths during COVID – new research

Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths during COVID – new research

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that an effective response to...

Health
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Human catches COVID from a cat – here’s why this new evidence is not cause for panic

Human catches COVID from a cat – here’s why this new evidence is not cause for panic

Since the pandemic began, there have been several documented cases of humans transmitting...

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We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

We studied how the Antarctic ice sheet advanced and retreated over 10,000 years. It holds warnings for the future

Alarming stories from Antarctica are now more frequent than ever; the ice surface...

Technology
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Researchers trained an AI model to ‘think’ like a baby, and it suddenly excelled

Researchers trained an AI model to ‘think’ like a baby, and it suddenly excelled

In a world rife with opposing views, let’s draw attention to something we can all...

Politics
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Ukraine war: Russia’s G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China’s rise continues

Ukraine war: Russia’s G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China’s rise continues

While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president,...

Research
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Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions

Heatwaves worsen mental health conditions

Heatwaves have a huge impact on our physical and mental health

Economy
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Egypt is going to crash. We must act now to limit the chaos

Egypt is going to crash. We must act now to limit the chaos

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started last February, countless articles...

Politics
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Russian, Turkish, Iranian presidents to meet in Tehran next week

Russian, Turkish, Iranian presidents to meet in Tehran next week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran's capital Tehran on July 19...

Science
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James Webb Telescope: a scientist explains what its first, amazing images show – and how it will change astronomy

James Webb Telescope: a scientist explains what its first, amazing images show – and how it will change astronomy

After decades of development and many trials and frustrations along the way, the...

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Equivalent to 1,800 tonnes of TNT: what we now know about the meteor that lit up the daytime sky above New Zealand

Equivalent to 1,800 tonnes of TNT: what we now know about the meteor that lit up the daytime sky above New Zealand

Meteorites hit New Zealand three or four times a year, but the fireball that shot...

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