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Birds masturbate, and that’s perfectly normal
Some bird keepers have tried to drug their animals to stop them engaging in solo sex.
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Democrats don’t get why they’ve lost most working class voters
Class-war rhetoric from Democratic candidates jams working-class voters into a prefabricated progressive agenda, an expert on rural and working-class communities argues.
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Finland is Europe’s most digitalised country – but older people are still left behind
In-person visits to important places, such as banks and health centres, can become very limited, even impossible.
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Could a gut microbe help reduce weight regain after dieting? New study suggests it might
The researchers looked at Akkermansia muciniphila, one of the most abundant gut microbes.
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AI ‘digital twins’ are transforming heart care but will they work for women?
In cardiology, sex and gender-sensitive diagnosis and treatment planning are crucial, but biological differences remain the missing link in AI-powered human virtual twin technology.
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Reform UK surged in the Scottish election. Here’s where the party picked up the most support
Certain types of area across Scotland saw higher rates of votes for Reform UK, data reveals
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Europe is spending billions on deporting migrants. Why the strategy isn’t working
The European Union has used money and enforcement infrastructure as the twin pillars of its migrant returns strategy. The evidence suggests it isn’t working.
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Cultural bias in west Africa’s school-leaver exam questions puts many students at a disadvantage
Assessments are often treated as culturally neutral when they are not.
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Global supply chains keep workers poor: three case studies show how the cycle can be broken
Global supply chains lead to companies capturing most of the value, while suppliers – and especially workers – get a much smaller share.
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TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest
With spectacle, personality clashes and corruption increasingly defining American politics, it was only a matter of time before TMZ would set its sights on the Beltway.
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Who are hospital ethics consultants, and why should you care?
Hospitals rely on ethics consultants to help navigate difficult decisions about life support, consent and a patient’s wishes when the path forward is unclear.
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Why Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became the patron saint of the US in the 1840s
Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, became patroness of the United States before the Vatican officially defined that belief as dogma.