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Cystic fibrosis doesn’t just affect the lungs. It’s a gut disease too
When we think of cystic fibrosis, we might think of someone coughing, trying to clear mucus from their lungs. But that’s not the whole story.
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You’ve never heard of these glaciers, but they’re becoming critical climate havens as America’s iconic mountain glaciers and their water fade
They’re called rock glaciers, and they might not look like much, but they’ll continue to provide meltwater after the world’s iconic white glaciers are gone.
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Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children’s bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment
The US Supreme Court ruled that states could exclude transgender athletes from girls and women’s sports teams.
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Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky
This row is more about domestic Polish politics than any diplomatic incident.
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From falling to flow: why you should take up bouldering as a hobby for reasons beyond exercise
You won’t regret taking up this intellectually and physically stimulating sport as a hobby.
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Spider fangs are one of their scariest features – new fossils reveal their origins
The 500 million year old shrimp-like Urokodia had pincer-like limbs emerging next to its eyes.
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America at 250: five times the US constitution has come under threat
Each generation of Americans has confronted its own version of constitutional peril.
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Cape Verde’s World Cup success reflects a nation that has repeatedly defied the odds
With a population of just 500,000 people spread across ten islands, Cape Verde is used to defying the odds.
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Shopping for God in Lagos: what is Chrislam?
To secure health and wealth, many people combine elements from different religious traditions. One such movement is Chrislam.
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Megalodon’s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery
Previously lost fossils sometimes reemerge, but how do palaeontologists end up losing specimens in the first place?
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Falling migration is bad for economies – here’s how some countries are responding
The social and economic threats caused by insufficient migration levels are not usually part of political conversations about immigration.
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Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok
The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes.