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Seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait complicates a widening conflict in the Persian Gulf. It also risks reigniting Yemen’s civil war.
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
New satellite methods can track penguin colonies in winter – and can judge their health based on the colour of their guano.
Research on how heading to a museum could be good for the brain and general wellbeing suggests that culture fixes are an important resource for public health and social cohesion.
Classroom assessment is a major source of student stress. Research suggests redesigning assessments around psychological needs may improve well-being.
The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
Studies may include both sexes yet leave differences unexplored. That gap becomes more consequential when old evidence helps train medical AI.
Satellite tracking data was used to look at which ships and boats were active in the Seychelles waters.
For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
One size does not fit all places.
How prepared are you for an emergency?
While deep water immobilises a vehicle, flowing water can take a car downstream.