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How ‘positive’ stress could improve the welfare of zoo animals

Pelicans have resided in St James’s Park, London for 360 years. But the current flock have been a summer sensation due to the first hatching of chicks in the park’s history.

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What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics

Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls…

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A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since

“Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!”

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Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over ‘addictive’ features – but that’s messier than it sounds

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a civil lawsuit against TikTok on Aug. 11, 2026, filed in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and accusing the social media platform of violating state consumer protection laws in ways that harm youth.

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A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026

The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane in a year as Hurricane Lowell’s eyewall brushed Niihau, west of Kauai, on Sept. 8, 2026.

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‘Fountain’ might make you laugh or scowl but asks important questions – a Philly art historian explains why Marcel Duchamp’s iconic 1917 sculpture still provokes

Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” is not for everyone – and it does not need to be.

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The Women’s Professional Baseball League is betting that women’s baseball has a future in the US

Over 70 years after the dissolution of the All-American Professional Girls’ Baseball League – and nearly 30 years since the end of the short-lived Ladies League Baseball – female baseball players have been competing in a professional league of their own.

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People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment

Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly untenable until the urge eventually wins.

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American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty

Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans’ use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time.

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Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology

Most days, you can look up and see the Sun shining above. Even if it’s hidden behind clouds, you know it’s there, lighting up the sky. But while the Sun’s light might be relatively constant, its surface is surprisingly active. If you hopped on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe for a…

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The race for a new UN chief comes at a historically fraught time – the choice will be vital and significant, just don’t expect a savior

When António Guterres steps down as United Nations secretary-general at the end of 2026, he will leave his successor with plenty to do.

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Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Local leaders in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa have initiated a process to rename Trump Avenue in response to United States President Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

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UK plan to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is a historic shift in tone and policy

The UK, which in 1917 issued the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, is now initiating a historic and consequential shift in its foreign policy.

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The weight-loss drug divide: private prescribing is lowest where need is greatest

For many people living with obesity, Wegovy and Mounjaro offer the possibility of substantial weight loss without surgery. Yet data from one private provider points to a troubling divide: prescription rates of these drugs in England are lowest in communities where obesity is most common.

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The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch – but the idea is still changing how we see the world

The Anthropocene became part of the zeitgeist after Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen launched the idea in 2000. This is the notion that a crescendo of human impacts has recently propelled the Earth out of the relatively stable climatic conditions of the Holocene epoch, during which human civilisation developed and flourished,…

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Skepticism around green ride-hailing: How to gain riders’ trust

Ride-hailing apps help us manage almost every daily task—from commuting and dining to grocery shopping—all from our smartphones. But with millions of ride-hailing drivers taking to the roads every day, this convenience also contributes to air pollution.

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‘Peaceful’ Sweden once sought nuclear weapons. That legacy still shapes defence planning

For decades, Sweden has fostered a self-image as something of a world record-holder for peace, celebrating more than two centuries since it was last at war. But this record involves some creative accounting. The narrative, for example, excludes Sweden’s participation in modern-day military operations in Afghanistan and Libya.

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Andrew Hastie denounces Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce as ‘lying cowards’

Liberal frontbencher and leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has launched an extraordinary attack on One Nation’s Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce, calling them “lying cowards”.

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Blanche d'Alpuget leaves a lasting imprint on Australian literature – and politics

Writer Blanche d'Alpuget has died aged 82, leaving a lasting imprint on Australian literature, and having influenced the course of political history with her pathbreaking 1982 book on the then prime ministerial aspirant, Bob Hawke.

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Noise exposure is linked to chronic stress and heart disease. It’s time to make peace and quiet a public health right

Has your phone ever died very quickly, despite you barely using it? Sometimes, the explanation is simple: dozens of apps running in the background constantly drain the battery. Something similar happens within our bodies, as almost all of us live with an app installed by default that never closes: noise.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on co-hosting COP and Australia’s renewables target

It’s been a year of devastating floods and fires around the world and has served as a stark reminder of the increasing ravages of climate change.

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View from The Hill: When what’s good for the goose is not okay for the gander

We see it often: political players insisting what’s good for the goose shouldn’t apply to the gander.

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Around 90% of refugee kids live in poverty in their first year in Australia: report

Almost a third of people living in Australia were born overseas, and almost half have at least one overseas-born parent. Migrant and refugee communities have been central to the nation’s economic, social and cultural life for generations.

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Liquid gold: could we turn our pee into fertiliser?

For thousands of years, human urine has had real value.

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‘It was just pure hatred’: a new report reveals intensifying attacks against LGBTQIA+ people

Violence against same-sex attracted men through dating apps has become a key focus in the national debate over how to address hate crime.

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