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National insecurity: what happens when countries start to lose their sense of identity?

You need only glance at the headlines these days to know that the current state of international relations is dangerous.

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Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI

In a TED Talk, the Russian-born entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda describes the sudden death of her best friend and housemate Roman, the “coolest person” she knew. Grieving and desperately lonely, she immersed herself in his old text messages. At the time, she was working in a conversational AI startup, and she…

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What the hit new show Off Campus gets right in its portrayal of sexual violence

In a media landscape where sexual violence is largely normalised, the hit new show Off Campus is a refreshing pivot.

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Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

It may seem like it’s impossible to find a car park on the street.

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People are using AI to communicate without disclosing it. Is this morally wrong?

Imagine you have used a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool such as ChatGPT to tidy up notes you took while in a meeting. Your colleague comments on how clear they are. You don’t disclose it was the AI that made the notes clear and not you.

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Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains

When it comes to Ebola outbreaks, it’s not often we have two pieces of good news in one week.

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Politicians have long misunderstood the ‘working class’. The rise of the far right shows how mistaken they have been

Class has always mattered, and now social democratic parties that sprung from a working class — including the Australian Labor Party – are finding out why.

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Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off

More than half of Australia’s universities dropped in global rankings this week.

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Starting kindergarten soon? Summer is a perfect time to support your child’s early literacy learning

The first day of kindergarten is a momentous occasion for children and families. It’s an exciting milestone that comes with new friends, teachers and learning opportunities.

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US mortgage rates are staying high – and the Fed can do very little about it

U.S. homebuyers can’t get a break.

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Wildfires are reversing America’s progress on ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog

For decades, the United States made steady progress in reducing surface ozone pollution, the main ingredient in smog. But that progress – achieved as vehicles, industries and power sources became cleaner – is increasingly being overshadowed by a different and growing source of ozone pollution: wildfires.

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Zelenskyy’s honouring of wartime nationalists is straining Ukraine’s alliance with Poland

When Canada’s House of Commons gave Yaroslav Hunka two standing ovations on Sept. 22, 2023, House Speaker Anthony Rota introduced the 98-year-old as “a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero” who “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Ottawa that day as an official guest…

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Ocean conservation needs strong relationships, not just targets

With World Oceans Day coming up on June 8, policymakers and researchers will be thinking about the state of the ocean and efforts to protect marine environments.

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What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?

As a dead crow tested positive for West Nile virus in Ontario this week, Canadians may be wondering: just how prevalent are such mosquito-borne viruses in Canada, and how risky is the summer camping trip?

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Are Uganda’s environmental impact reports just a box-ticking exercise? What a study of 108 projects reveals

Uganda’s environmental impact assessment system is meant to protect the environment from harmful development projects. For nearly 30 years, the law has required developers applying for approval to consider alternatives to their proposed projects, such as different sites, designs, technologies or even whether the project should go ahead at all.…

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Climate finance for Mauritius needs good management: report finds gaps

Mauritius is a small African island where natural disasters like floods, cyclones and other extreme weather events have become frequent and intense. They are expected regularly.

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Poison or poverty: the impossible economic choices facing Ghana’s e-waste workers

Agbogbloshie, in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, is a sprawling, open-air scrapyard located next to a lagoon and a growing informal settlement. Roughly 6,000 people dismantle, recycle and burn old and broken electronics there.

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School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning

Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly inside classrooms. Research has shown that some schools are becoming dangerously hot places for children to develop, learn and play.

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Does the Scottish election result advance or hinder the independence cause?

“A vote for the SNP is a vote for a referendum on independence. Based on the 2011 precedent, an SNP majority at this election is a mandate for the transfer of powers to the Scottish parliament to enable an independence referendum to be held.”

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The pigeon fanciers of the Bronze Age

Domestic animals have long been some of our closest companions. While dogs, cats, horses, cattle and chickens have all played major roles in human history, domestic pigeons may be a little less familiar. But they are no slouch when it comes to cultural importance.

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Two scientists on their race to make a new Ebola vaccine

As health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to battle an ongoing Ebola outbreak, scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against the strain of the virus that’s causing it.

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Armenia’s ties with Russia continue to deteriorate as election day approaches

Armenia was once widely considered Russia’s closest ally in the South Caucasus, with the two nations maintaining deep political, economic and military ties. But ahead of pivotal parliamentary elections on June 7, Armenia is facing the deepest crisis in its relations with Moscow since it secured independence from the Soviet…

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Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity

Governments and car manufacturers sell electric cars as the future of green transport. But a less visible trend is challenging this story: many electric cars are getting bigger.

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Why insulin, the core element of diabetes treatment remains inaccessible for millions of people

The discovery of insulin in 1921 revolutionised diabetes care. Type 1 diabetes went from being a death sentence to a manageable chronic condition.

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Where peace talks between the US and Iran currently stand

To understand where talks on ending the war between the US and Iran currently stand, all we can confidently assume is that Donald Trump’s pronouncements offer no guide. The US president said an agreement had been “largely negotiated” on May 23.

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