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Lab-grown ‘mini-bladder’ helps explain why urinary tract infections keep coming back
New research suggests some UTI-causing bacteria can survive antibiotics deep in bladder tissue, helping explain why infections sometimes return.
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What Denmark and Britain have in common: football, beer and betting
How football sold us beer and betting.
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What space travel teaches us about sleep and circadian rhythms
What happens to astronauts’ circadian rhythms when the Sun no longer provides a reliable schedule?
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The mental health of politicians is a critical issue – we should all care
Elected politicians make decisions that can affect millions, but do they receive the support they need?
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The little-known story of Saint Dié-des-Vosges’ humanist scholars who gave America its name
The International Geography festival puts Saint-Dié on the map, but its map-making history dates back to the early 16th century, when the French town in the Vosges was a hotspot for scholarly geographical research.
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Evidence of the very real trauma of war in Ukraine
A recent study estimates that one in three civilans in Ukraine meet the criteria for PTSD or CPTSD.
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Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death
Lethal injections are not typically administered by doctors, given executions are incompatible with their oath to protect lives.
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Why a decade of AI safety promises keep failing to bite
Donald Trump’s White House Accord on Super Intelligence looks set to join a long line of ineffectual calls for self-regulation from the tech industry.
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As Brazil prepares to vote for a new leader, can Latin American democracies withstand US pressure?
With the two presidential candidates running neck-and-neck, this election has stakes beyond Brazil. The growing power of US big tech is also in the spotlight.
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What should parents consider when tracking their child’s location?
Location tracking means parents can easily check in on their kids while allowing them more freedom. But there are risks too.
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Birdsong tells only part of a forest’s story: Evolutionary trees reveals the rest
Tracking species relationships isn’t easy. Yet analysing 422 bird species across 1,410 locations offers far deeper insight, revealing the true depth of the evolutionary history at stake.
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In a year of record-breaking heat, Australia and Pacific leaders meet to sharpen climate goals
These Pacific meetings are a curtain raiser for the annual UN climate meetings in Turkey next month.