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Biological invasions can cause severe animal suffering

Biological invasions occur when organisms such as animals and plants are introduced by people to regions of the world where they do not naturally occur. In these new locations, these organisms are referred to as “alien species”.

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Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research

For decades, coral reefs throughout the Caribbean have been suffering from disease, pollution, overfishing and rising sea temperatures, yet most have continued to grow – until now.

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Europe’s dilemma – to use China’s turbines to meet its renewable targets or not

Europe’s wind turbines have become part of a wider struggle over energy security, industrial power and the west’s dependence on China.

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Probiotics: what are we swallowing?

Standing by the counter at the pharmacist waiting to pick up my prescription, I couldn’t help noticing the prominent display of probiotics on the counter. It was two years ago, and I was reading everything I could find on microbiomes and probiotics – whether in books, journals or in shops…

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School dinners are changing: the strong emotions and memories around these meals reflect their social, economic and cultural importance

The UK government has launched its first review of school food standards in over a decade, alongside plans to extend free school meals to an additional 500,000 children in families receiving universal credit.

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Mozambique’s economy is failing: the tough policy choices that need to be made urgently

Mozambique is not in total crisis – but it is faltering. There has been no currency crash, no hyperinflation, no bank run. But over the past decade the main indicators of the country’s economic health have severely eroded.

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Mali attacks: Tuareg grievances hold the key to peace

The precarious security situation in Mali took a turn for the worse in late April 2026. Well coordinated attacks targeted several cities and claimed the lives of the defence minister, Sadio Camara, and several Malian soldiers.

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No water, no crops: irrigation schemes could be a powerful way for South Africa’s smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change

Across South Africa’s rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers lack the support needed to keep production going.

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What Ghana’s foreign-built landmarks tell us about its global relationships

The call to prayer echoes across the neighbourhood as people congregate under the sweeping domes and tall minarets of Ghana’s National Mosque in Accra. For many, it is a place of faith, community and national pride. Yet, few pause to consider that this landmark – now firmly part of Accra’s…

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Wales is looking at a huge shake-up in the Senedd – so why are voters so disenchanted?

Wales is going to the polls on May 7 to elect members to the Senedd (Welsh parliament). And the results could bring big change to the country. The polls are suggesting that this election will result in the biggest shake-up to the political landscape since the creation of the National…

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Budget provides for new counter-terrorism centre to fight online threat

A national centre to detect and disrupt the threat of online violent extremism and terrorism is to be set up by the federal government, with next week’s budget providing $74 million over two years for it.

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Muslim women-led nonprofits are engaging in advocacy despite facing a surge in Islamophobia

Nonprofits led by Muslim women remain extensively engaged in a wide range of civic activities, even though 72% say they have experienced Islamophobia in their work.

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AI is showing up in court cases – but only a human jury can grapple with the moral weight of assessing guilt

“Mercy,” a film released in January 2026, depicts a dystopian Los Angeles in the near future: a city riddled with violence, homelessness and civic disorder. California’s response is to set up the Mercy Capital Court, run entirely by an AI bot that goes by the name Judge Maddox. The judge…

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The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post-pandemic

When schools abruptly closed their doors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, millions of students unexpectedly started learning at home, with or without the help of Zoom lessons.

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Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history

Approximately 148 million: That’s the number of specimens – including plants, animals, minerals and human artifacts – curators estimate are held in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. However, these estimates do not reflect the billions of tiny individual specimens contained on microscope slides – thin pieces of glass…

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Foreign aid’s hidden benefit: Recipients are more likely to pay the generosity forward

Foreign aid may not improve how recipients view donor countries – but it can set off a chain of goodwill that spreads far beyond the original act of giving.

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In rural Appalachia, abortion pill offers reproductive choice and privacy − but police may see a crime

A 35-year-old Kentucky woman was arrested in late 2025, accused of taking abortion pills that she ordered online.

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Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research

When the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, another crisis quietly grew behind closed doors. Reports from around the globe suggested that violence against women and girls was increasing. Governments, nongovernmental organizations and advocates began referring to the phenomenon as a “shadow pandemic.”

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How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

Many people finish the workday not just tired but wired. Their mind keeps racing, their body feels tense, and even in moments that should be restful they feel a lingering sense of urgency. Conversations replay in their mind, unfinished tasks resurface, and their nervous system seems unwilling to power down.

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As government privatization efforts grow, lawsuits against federal contractors get more difficult

The question of which court should hear a case isn’t always as easy as it might seem – and the answer can sometimes make a difference in the potential outcome. For instance, in 2013, the government of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, decided to sue several oil companies for violating a 1978…

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Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief

Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.

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Photographic memory is a myth – here’s what research really says about remembering

Hollywood loves a superpower. Not all involve capes or cosmic rays. Some are cognitive: characters who can remember everything. In movies and on TV, viewers repeatedly encounter those with extraordinary minds who glance once at a page, a room or a face – and later recreate every detail with surgical…

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Study finds spike in anti-Québec comments following Air Canada CEO’s language scandal

Language issues in Canada regularly spark controversy and fuel polarizing debates, which can then be echoed and amplified in the media and by citizens.

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The ocean system that shapes Europe’s climate

For generations, the mild and temperate climate of north-western Europe has been credited to one legendary force: the Gulf Stream. This idea is so deeply entrenched in our cultural identity that in James Joyce’s Ulysses, the protagonist Stephen Dedalus refuses to take a bath, arguing that “all Ireland is washed…

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Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?

Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time. They show how easily illness can spread when people are packed…

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