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How drones are taken down – from nets and metal cages to jammers
As drone use proliferates, responses to the threat they pose in and beyond the battlefield continue apace.
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What happened when a South African school switched from English to bilingual science tests
In a case study, parents responded positively to their children being taught science in two languages.
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The soil’s early warning system: microbes can predict desertification before plants start to die
Microbial ecology helps explain how ecosystems respond to environmental pressures.
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Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
The issue of internal displacement remains poorly understood despite the very large number of people involved.
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Before Greek myths reached the multiplex, they were weapons of political satire
Eighteenth-century caricaturists knew what modern film-makers understand: ancient myths can be endlessly adapted for new audiences.
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What happens to strength, balance, stamina and reflexes as you age – and what you can do about it
Some age-related decline is locked in. Strength, balance and fall risk are not – and the evidence shows what works.
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Jason Arday’s tragic death reveals the intense skepticism Black scholars face
Black academics can mourn a young colleague while also anticipating the burden his case may place on scholars who may find their own qualifications subjected to renewed suspicion.
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How we found Haida Gwaii’s first marbled murrelet nest in more than 30 years
Facing pressures in both marine and terrestrial environments, the marbled murrelet is listed as threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
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Jason Arday’s death: Black academics need to feel they belong in higher education
There is a difference between being invited into a university and feeling wanted there.
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Why are we so obsessed with true crime? Hint: It’s not just morbid curiosity
True crime’s popularity can be explained by human psychological mechanisms and social needs.
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Don’t eat your feelings (or the rich) warns the surprisingly wholesome absurdist satire, Lady
Lady Isabella thinks she’s “aristocracy’s answer to the Kardashians” but visibility has a strange, unexpected effect on her.
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Italy’s sporting fortunes transformed by immigration, sparking wider debate about identity
For some, Italianness is still defined by being white.