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Supporting women in early labour is important for safe maternity care
The Nottingham maternity review shows why women need better assessment and support at the very start of labour.
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Medical museums often display infant remains – how they were acquired was frequently harrowing and involved eugenic thinking
The inequality, stigma and eugenic thinking that led to their acquisition is often obscured or erased.
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Do you want to be an astronaut? Career routes that can take you to space
There is no one way to be an astronaut; you can’t go to astronaut school.
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8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
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Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.
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Expert Q&A: why did so many buildings collapse in Venezuela’s double earthquake?
Much of the world’s housing stock predates current building codes.
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Should I take zinc or eat oysters to ward off colds, boost my immune system or improve fertility?
The marketing hype promises better health for men, fewer colds and a more robust immune system. Here’s what the evidence says.
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A UN report details the ‘overwhelming’ scale of children killed in Gaza. It raises grave legal questions
ANALYSIS: By Shannon Bosch A recent United Nations report has detailed serious allegations of Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian children during the conflict since October 2023. The report by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel, which has been rejected by the Israeli government, documents harrowing
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Pro-French, pro-independence blocs remain in New Caledonia election
By Patrick Decloitre of RNZ Pacific The one-round provincial election held in New Caledonia yesterday has produced a few surprises, but essentially maintained the existing blocs between pro-independence and pro-France parties. In the Southern Province (New Caledonia’s most affluent and populated, including the capital Nouméa), provisional results show half the votes went to the “Strong
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Heat is destroying Australia’s underwater forests. Seaweed biobanks could help save them
Many of Australia’s shimmering seaweed forests are disappearing as the oceans get hotter. It’s time for an insurance policy.
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What is migration for? How national needs wrestle with a basic human desire
Amid the fierce political debate about figures and systems, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of migration, to governments, individuals and society as a whole.
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‘I struggled a lot with ATAR’: there’s another way high school students can qualify for a uni degree
High school students can skip exams and do an ‘enabling program’ in years 11 and 12. This can qualify them for certain undergraduate degrees.