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Keep calm and carry on: lessons from wasps on how societies survive power struggles
Well, someone has to keep the larvae fed.
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Influencers are promoting dangerous peptides on social media – and regulators are struggling to keep up
The unlicensed peptide market is expanding faster than regulators can keep up.
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Trump’s primary challenges to his Republican foes make GOP nervous in run up to midterms
Incumbents in Kentucky and Texas who opposed Trump have been ousted and loyalist candidates will run instead.
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Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can’t just send extra electricity where it’s needed
Western states are figuring out how to make electricity-sharing work, but it isn’t easy. Texas learned that the hard way.
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Agatha Christie: what made the world’s bestselling author so successful? Here’s a clue
Besides wit, style and psychological insight, Christie had the capacity to generate a mood of ‘trustful mistrust’ and deceive her readers in a respectful fashion.
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Is the tenure of a leader becoming ‘nasty, brutish and short’?
Rapid changes at the top don’t always lead to better results in the long run.
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Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient
Is sharing your data worth what you’re getting out of it? That may be the wrong question to ask when you are thinking about whether to share.
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AI is replacing humans in responding to some surveys – but simulated opinions are not the same as public opinion
AI models can simulate the answers thousands of people would provide to a survey, but the results aren’t a reliable measure of what real people would actually say.
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US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture of Gaza flotilla crews
ANALYSIS: Global Sumud Flotilla As testimonies from the 428 participants illegally kidnapped by the Israeli regime continue to surface, the United States critical role in the abuses and torture of humanitarian volunteers and journalists has become undeniable. This role goes beyond the US State Department’s diplomatic shielding and the US Embassy’s refusal to assist American
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Europe needs 10 million homes and net-zero buildings by 2040. Here are four ways it could happen
The housing shortage is a major concern for many EU citizens. A foresight study by more than 30 experts examines four ways affordable, low-carbon homes could emerge by 2040.
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Who were the American mothers to France’s orphaned children during the First World War?
During and after WWI, thousands of American women acted as mothers for displaced French children. A war studies research fellow weighs in with considerations for teaching this vital, often overlooked part of transatlantic wartime history.
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Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific senior bulletin editor Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai’ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved. Shareholders of Moana Pasifika have voted to appoint liquidators to the franchise’s holding company. The Pasifika Medical Association (PMA) said it could no longer continue funding the team and it was “deeply disappointed”