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Research shows athlete disclosures about their mental health can encourage people to seek help and talk honestly about mental illness. But heckling and backlash threaten that progress.
Teachers’ past experiences of bullying shape how they might understand or respond to learner behaviour.
The island’s history was marked by mixture and cultural reinvention.
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist An Indonesian filmmaker says the crackdown by authorities on his West Papua documentary in some parts of the country is a threat to democracy. The Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) documentary looks at the social and environmental impacts of land seizures for big agri-business ventures in Papua — and
Swift appears to be the first musician to take this step.
Research suggests smell may help us sense illness, emotion and risk long before we notice anything consciously.
Sperm activity in bees dropped after being exposed to heatwave conditions.
Gangs offer belonging, identity, protection and support for young people.
Retail power prices are set to fall, as renewables pile in – even though transmission costs are rising.
Do you knit or solve puzzles for fun? Research suggests hobbies such as these could help keep your brain healthy, particularly in older age.
You want to be a good friend. A psychologist explains when it’s time to suggest therapy and what to say to make a difference.
Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős’ ‘planar unit distance conjecture’ has stood since 1946 – but an AI disproof has made mathematicians pay attention.