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We might soon have the technology to reach other star systems
Miniaturisation of sensors and light sails for propulsion mean we could reach the stars within a person’s lifetime.
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Prisoner release: Andy Burnham’s difficult choices
With no clear plan to manage sentencing inflation, one option becomes to release prisoners early.
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Firefighting aircraft aren’t enough – Britain needs to build a wildfire-resilient society that involves everyone
The most effective wildfire risk reduction happens long before the first 999 call.
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The Ceuta border incident shows how EU migration can be ‘weaponised’ – but overall levels are declining
The Ceuta crossing is just one part of the wider migration story in the Mediterranean.
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Are cats getting tamer – or is it people who are changing?
It’s not just you – many people have been getting more intense about their pet cat over the decades.
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Abuse and silence in South Africa’s classical music culture: what a student’s story reveals
Not even the #MeToo movement and a reckoning with sexual abuse could rupture the sound-proof walls of South African classical music.
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Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voice
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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Why it’s so hard to switch off on holiday – and what workers and employers can do
For vacation time to be truly restful, the onus is on both employers and employees.
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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.
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Canada is becoming less accepting of gender diversity, new Statistics Canada data shows
Public support for trans and gender-diverse people is declining, and that decline is being driven by political and media discourse.
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What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains
The aim isn’t to get rid of difficult feelings, but to find ways of managing them effectively.
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Weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off
Evacuations in the face of a wildfire, hurricane or other disaster are stressful and can take more time than you might expect. Here’s why practice helps and what to think about.