Erin

Erin

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Gut bacteria nurture the immune system

Gut bacteria nurture the immune system

For cancer patients, a diverse microbiome can protect against dangerous treatment...

Society
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I have COVID symptoms. Should I do a test?

I have COVID symptoms. Should I do a test?

You’ve got a sore throat and feel like you might be coming down with something

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It’s getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders

It’s getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders

That’s bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change

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Botanists are disappearing – just when the world needs them most

Botanists are disappearing – just when the world needs them most

Can you recall any of the plants you saw today?

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You really can die of sadness – and also happiness

You really can die of sadness – and also happiness

Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato...

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Ukraine conflict: how China could follow Russia’s playbook to increase its own powers

Ukraine conflict: how China could follow Russia’s playbook to increase its own powers

Amid the restructuring of the global order that has been accelerated by Russia’s...

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With Trump’s role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

With Trump’s role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

As the Jan. 6 committee reconvened for another round of hearings, the question remains:...

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Relatives of some Saudi detainees anxiously await Biden trip

Relatives of some Saudi detainees anxiously await Biden trip

Malik Al-Dowaish was arrested this month following years of campaigning for the...

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Biden arrives in Israel at start of Mid-East tour

Biden arrives in Israel at start of Mid-East tour

US President Joe Biden landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday at the...

Society
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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