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Weight-loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise
Drug companies are using women of colour and First Nations celebrities in weight-loss campaigns. Not everyone’s happy.
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New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
Despite their name, Tasmanian devils could be found across mainland Australia thousands of years ago.
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Islamic economics has questioned endless growth for centuries. What can it teach us today?
Long before the modern degrowth movement, Islamic economic thought placed limits on consumption, challenged wealth concentration and treated economic activity as a moral question.
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The long shadow of 9/11 and the retreat of an independent New Zealand foreign policy
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, many of the forces now shaping NZ foreign policy can be traced back to how the US responded to the terror attacks.
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The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact
A CIA veteran explains that a polygraph campaign is not likely to eliminate leaks, but it may divert investigative energy from essential security priorities.
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How heat on the Tibetan Plateau fuels powerful storms in California, half a world away
A new study connects early winter heat high up on the plateau to the jet stream and, ultimately, storms headed for the US coast. The results could mean better forecasts.
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Heatwaves are making toxic algae worse, but the real problem is what we are putting into our rivers and lakes
Hot weather accelerates toxic algal blooms, but nutrient pollution provides the fuel.
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Practical Magic 2 will bewitch fans despite its flimsy premise
Faithful fans are going to love Practical Magic 2 just the way they did the original – even though it was completely ridiculous.
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Twenty-five years after 9/11: an over-reliance on technology is leaving us vulnerable
Are technological advances making us any safer? It appears not.
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How to help your garden recover from a heatwave
Put down the fertiliser.
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Sudan’s military is accused of using chlorine bombs: here’s how they work and what the law says
The use of chemical weapons has been outlawed for nearly a century.
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Viral African dance videos are busting stereotypes in China – and making money for some
Digital platforms offer opportunities for African dance influencers to construct their own visions of what it means to be African.