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‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
The moral struggles of guiding tourists through a pristine landscape.
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Does dark energy really exist? Our work identifies cracks in the foundations of today’s cosmological model
The expansion of the universe may not in fact be accelerating, calling dark energy into question.
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Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time … again
A bill now being considered in the Senate would make daylight saving time permanent, but research suggests moving to standard time would bring more benefits.
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I’m a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they’ll breathe at home
Even small increases in air pollution can increase the risk of serious respiratory illnesses for preterm infants and their risk of having asthma as they get older.
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NZ called on to back international law in ICC vote – ‘don’t throw in towel’
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) wrote to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today urging the New Zealand government to vote against the removal of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. Instead, said PSNA, Luxon should insist that proper judicial process be followed regarding allegations made against him. “This is
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New Trump book will have readers playing the parlour game: who blabbed?
This account of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency is full of direct quotes from White House insiders.
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Québec’s Bill 9 doesn’t just ban symbols — it bans obligations
Québec’s Bill 9 demands the public sphere be free of visible religion, even when expressions of religion take are obligations its adherents cannot set aside.
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When a teenager makes the ‘stupid choice’, their brain is working exactly as designed
If a young person trusts the system to deliver a just outcome, their brain’s urgent need for retribution is dialled down.
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Smouldering myeloma: Lauren Laverne’s diagnosis explained
Lauren Laverne’s diagnosis has put smouldering myeloma in the spotlight – a blood condition doctors watch closely but don’t rush to treat.
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Fiji finalising diaspora policy to ensure citizens abroad ‘keep coming back’
By Iliesa Tora of RNZ Pacific Fiji’s government is working on a “Diaspora Policy” focused on ensuring Fijians around the globe play a key role in the country’s economic development. The country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Sakiasi Ditoka has just been to New Zealand, where he met with investors and the Fijian
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in Palestine’s West Bank
Pacific Media Watch New Zealand journalist and video story teller Cole Martin has given a heartfelt and challenging personal account of what it is like living in Palestine under siege. At a recent public kōrero hosted by the Whānau Community Centre and Hub in Auckland’s Mt Roskill, he described the challenges and highlights of several
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How was the first language formed?
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear anthropologist April Nowell explain the origins of language.