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What happens when a neighbourhood bottle store closes? We asked local residents
As alcohol licensing laws face change, new research suggests closing individual outlets can bring noticeable benefits for nearby residents.
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‘Mawachihitotaak:’ For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories
There is a great need for ongoing authentic Métis voice, representation and expression of our unique cultural identity, and a Métis studies conference convenes people this September.
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Houthi advance boosts Iran’s leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen
Seizure of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait complicates a widening conflict in the Persian Gulf. It also risks reigniting Yemen’s civil war.
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Iran war pushes diesel – the economy’s lifeblood – to record high prices, with no relief on the horizon
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
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Imagine newsletter: penguins, satellites and pink poo
New satellite methods can track penguin colonies in winter – and can judge their health based on the colour of their guano.
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Museums on prescription: how cultural activities are becoming crucial to the public health debate
Research on how heading to a museum could be good for the brain and general wellbeing suggests that culture fixes are an important resource for public health and social cohesion.
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Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being
Classroom assessment is a major source of student stress. Research suggests redesigning assessments around psychological needs may improve well-being.
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Africa’s Red Sea states face growing risks as Houthi rebels expand their reach
The African shoreline is now much more valuable to outsiders who want to monitor, contain or outflank the waterway opposite them.
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Decades of male-focused medical research could bias healthcare AI
Studies may include both sexes yet leave differences unexplored. That gap becomes more consequential when old evidence helps train medical AI.
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Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from
Satellite tracking data was used to look at which ships and boats were active in the Seychelles waters.
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Electoral reform is back on the agenda – here’s why things could genuinely be different this time
For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
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Is England right to introduce a tourism tax?
One size does not fit all places.