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Employment leave for pregnancy loss is a step forward — but support must reflect the diversity of pregnancy endings
As of April 2027, the entitlement will be extended to ‘all types of pregnancy loss’ that occur before 24 weeks.
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In Youth, Sharon Horgan explores what it means to find happiness in your ‘sixth decade’
Horgan brings humour and tenderness to the struggles young men face in contemporary western society alongside the ones older women experience
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Without water, forests lose their ability to absorb CO₂
To survive dry spells, trees stop the water-rich process of photosynthesis. When nature’s natural carbon capture machine grinds to a halt entire forests end up producing more CO₂ than they absorb.
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More land, better life? South African farming study asks if that’s the road to rural development
There is no single pathway from small-scale farming to improved livelihoods.
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Child malnutrition is one of Africa’s biggest health challenges: food aid is only part of the solution
A lack of food is not the only cause of malnutrition. Poverty, disease, poor sanitation, climate pressures and limited access to healthcare also shape it.
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Senegal’s Youth Olympics legacy: who pays after the Games?
For the Youth Olympic Games, Senegal has relied heavily on substantial direct public funding with support from its partners.
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AI companies could learn safety lessons from the history of nuclear weapons
There are clear parallels between today’s AI debate and how the world tackled the threat from nuclear weapons.
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Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI’s risks harder to manage
An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.
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Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike
Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and researchers did the accounting to understand why.
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From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge
All the training data in the world can’t account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.
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Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it – new research
Capturing data about the timing and symptoms of menopause could help address many unanswered questions about this common yet ignored experience.
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Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality
Leave for the non-birthing parent after a new baby arrives gives the family an opportunity to bond.