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Are you worried about your preschoolers’ anxiety? Here’s how to help

New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder.

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Compulsory super is higher than ever at 12%. But cutting it would hurt low-paid workers most

A central element of Australia’s superannuation system is the superannuation guarantee (SG). This is the compulsory 12% of an employee’s earnings that an employer must pay into the employee’s nominated superannuation fund.

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Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how

The fight against infectious disease is a race against evolution. Bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Viruses adapt to spread more quickly. Diseases transmitted by insects present another evolutionary front: Insects themselves can evolve resistance to the poisons that people use to kill them.

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How the war in Iran is already affecting UK farmers and food production

The conflict in Iran and the disruption to the strait of Hormuz are already starting to affect UK farmers. The closure of this vital shipping route threatens supplies of two essential agricultural necessities: fuel and fertiliser.

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Could this energy crisis be worse for the global economy than COVID?

Despite reports of negotiations between the US and the Iranian regime, the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to most oil tankers, with only a small number of vessels being allowed to pass. The result is a loss of roughly 11 million barrels per day (mbd) of oil and petroleum…

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What to know about shingles, a painful infection that vaccination can prevent

NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently diagnosed with shingles. The news drew attention to an illness that many people rarely talk about but is far more common than many realize.

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Land animals evolved from ocean ancestors – new study unravels the genetics behind the transition

The transition from water to land is a question that still intrigues scientists. Those ancient organisms would have needed to adapt to several new challenges to life out of water. So, how did they do it?

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Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher – a brilliantly creepy, skin-crawling work of southern gothic fiction

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher begins innocently enough: Sonia Wilson, an anxious young scientific illustrator, has been hired to draw the vast insect collection of the reclusive entomologist (insect expert) Dr Halder at his North Carolina manor house.

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The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters

The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 March 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international law and allows for restitution claims against perpetrators. The resolution could elevate the legal…

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South Africa’s power utility Eskom wants to cut electricity to municipalities that haven’t paid: households may pay the price

South Africa’s state-owned electricity provider, Eskom, announced in early March 2026 that it would cut off the power to 14 municipalities that collectively owe it more than R110 billion (US$6.5 billion). Energy economist Roula Inglesi-Lotz describes the growing crisis in South Africa’s power system, where many municipalities can’t pay their…

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Makemation: a Nollywood movie that shows AI in action in Africa

A new feature film, Makemation, is an African coming-of-age story set in a time of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Ice Shock is a novel about passionate love in a time of climate crisis

South-African born writer and world literature scholar Elleke Boehmer’s sixth novel, Ice Shock, is a breathtaking story about two lovers who, soon after they meet, find themselves separated to pursue different career choices in different parts of the world.

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Why is the US going back round the Moon with Artemis II? A space policy expert explains

Final preparations are underway for NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed mission around the Moon for more than 50 years. Four astronauts, three men and one woman, will spend 10 days aboard the Orion spacecraft, going further into space than any other humans as they orbit the Moon and…

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World Water Day: Three steps towards gender equity in water governance

Every March, the United Nations marks World Water Day to raise awareness about water scarcity and inequality. This year’s theme — water and gender — focuses on how women and girls often face the brunt of water inequities.

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The real truth about stories: Book recommendations from the Indigenous Literatures Lab

The recent news that Canadian writer Thomas King does not have Indigenous ancestry has prompted necessary conversations across literary communities about the need to vet accurate representations.

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The Swedish concept of ‘döstädning’ or death cleaning is about more than just getting rid of things

The Swedish painter Margareta Magnusson died on March 12 aged 92. She became famous in 2017 for coining the smart and humorous concept of döstädning in a book known in English as The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. The book was rapidly translated into an impressive number of languages,…

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The television will not be revolutionised: HBO Max’s UK launch shows how streaming now resembles the TV it replaced

The Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service HBO Max has launched in the UK. If you’re trying to work out the best way to access its content, you are faced with a choice that surely shouldn’t be this complicated.

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BBC gets a new director general: how others have fared in the hardest job in UK media

Matt Brittin has been named the new director general of the BBC. He joins the broadcaster after almost two decades working at Google: he was its president in Europe, the Middle East and Africa before leaving in 2024. He is already on the board of the Guardian Media Group.

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God on their side: how the US, Israel and Iran are all using religion to garner support

America’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, sports an array of tattoos with Christian messaging, including one which reads “Deus Vult”, God wills it, and is associated with the medieval crusades. So perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, while leading a Christian service at the Pentagon on March 25,…

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Waste being used to tackle erosion poses a health risk – an anthropologist explains the dilemma

I was standing with a waste management supervisor – let’s call him David – at the back of a major fruit and vegetable market in Dar es Salaam, the biggest city in Tanzania. David and I watched as his team raked the market’s waste from a holding bay into the…

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The Sudanese revolution seven years on: undone but not defeated

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The raccoon raiding your garbage bin might just be solving a puzzle — for the fun of it

Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street?

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Sovereignty over stereotypes: The data behind false Cherokee identity claims in Canada

From writers and academics to politicians and even convicted murderers, why are people who claim to be Cherokee so prominent in Canadian “pretendian” cases?

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The four types of dementia most people don’t know exist

What most people think of when they hear the word “dementia” is memory problems and forgetfulness. But what people often don’t know is that dementia can cause many different symptoms – affecting speech, behaviour, sleep, motor function and more.

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The natural birth movement empowers many women but pressure can also work the other way

Childbirth is often framed as a choice between two extremes: “natural” birth or medical intervention. The real challenge is making sure women can decide how they give birth, without pressure in either direction.

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