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Planting trees in the wrong places is not a climate solution
Global tree-planting campaigns can harm natural drylands. Effective climate restoration must work within dryland ecosystems, not seek to replace them.
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Daydreams, mind-wandering and rumination: What you think about can affect your feelings and mood
Different types of thoughts are meaningfully tied to our emotional well-being. By understanding these connections, we can identify new ways to support and improve our mental health.
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Antisemitism in Canada, 3 years after Oct. 7: What the alarming numbers show, and what Ottawa hasn’t done
To combat the rise in antisemitism, we need to accurately name what it is and continually confront it as a country.
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Democracy needs its champions. Here’s a proposal on how to fund them
By setting up a fund supported by those who violate Canadian laws to assist groups that protect civil rights, Canada can invest in democracy’s strongest defence: robust, free and open speech.
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AI has arrived in South Africa’s boardrooms – but company law hasn’t caught up
Clear rules are urgently needed to prevent a legal vacuum in South African boardrooms.
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North Sea drilling is a distraction: low-carbon transition hinges on prioritising people and jobs
Industrial renewal coupled with social reforms could support a green transition away from carbon-intensive industries while narrowing social inequalities.
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Men and women are turning to genital fillers for pleasure and size – here’s what can go wrong
Men are turning to fillers to increase penis size. But the evidence is limited, the effects fade and complications can be serious.
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China’s robots can run faster than Usain Bolt – now they are being prepared for war
The People’s Liberation Army called for researchers to accelerate progress on building humanoid robots designed for military uses.
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New insights into how the brain responds after a severed nerve is repaired could boost recovery
Surgery can restore communication between the hand and brain, but new research suggests the brain’s response to individual fingers may change.
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Synthetic data could ease people’s concerns about privacy breaches. But who gets to create it?
Artificial data is possible – but comes with the risk of inbuilt bias..
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British food was complex, multicultural and flavourful in the 18th century – despite what you might think
The King’s table was full of flavours from the British empire and beyond.
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Europe can’t achieve space sovereignty alone. Here’s why
Paris’ International Space Summit was an opportunity to understand what and who Europe needs to reliably sustain its launch ambitions and become a world-class leader in Space.