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How pond algae led to a Nobel prize and a new way to study the brain
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won for optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch brain cells on and off.
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The curious case of the bear in the Bayeux tapestry – what it tells us about baiting in medieval England
New research reveals how bears became more common in English towns after 1066, helping illuminate the history of bear baiting.
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Russia is using Ukraine’s children to win its occupation – and the wider war
Russia’s strategy is twofold, to secure compliance from parents in occupied areas and erase Ukrainian identity.
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Military coups promise change – 4 ways they can leave African countries worse off
Popular discontent with the performance of a president should not be grounds for a military coup.
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Listen, understand, repeat: the circular approach to good communication in a health crisis
The purpose of social listening is to connect what is being heard to decisions about what needs to be communicated.
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How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent-child connections
A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s signals.
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Whether it’s banning books or preventing Macklemore from touring, silencing artists often backfires
A large-scale study of library circulation finds that attempts to censor books often boost their readership.
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What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV
Popes have bestowed golden roses on warriors, rulers, women – and, increasingly in recent decades, shrines.
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Why it’s more important than ever to jump-start entrepreneurial careers from the college classroom
Hands-on learning about building a business is something students of all majors can benefit from.
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Fewer Americans are getting help buying groceries from SNAP benefits as states grapple with the program’s cascade of changes
Some of these changes have already taken effect. Others that are a year or more away could make it hard for some states to keep participating in the program at all.
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Jale Moala: Words matter in politics, especially at a time like this in Fiji
COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala Words matter in politics. They matter even more when a country is debating the document that will determine how it is governed. That is why remarks by Justice Minister and Acting Attorney-General Siromi Turaga about Fiji’s constitutional review deserve some thought. Speaking about the journey that has brought the government to
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The many ways young care leavers are being failed by society – expert panel
Young people who have been in care come up against a ‘cliff edge’ when they are expected to become independent.