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The UK has the means to avoid climate policy being driven by culture wars
The US shows how climate change can become a partisan battleground. Britain still has the institutions and public support to avoid the same fate.
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What early modern literature can teach us about neurodivergence
Long before autism or ADHD were diagnoses, people were navigating lives outside social norms.
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South Africa is short of 2.6 million homes: Vienna’s approach to social housing offers useful lessons
Vienna’s experience provides a useful point of reference for reflecting on how social housing delivery might be accelerated in South Africa.
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Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety
The White House says the changes it seeks would strengthen transparency, accountability and oversight. Critics say federal grantmaking would become too political.
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Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America
The constant noise of traffic is so ubiquitous, it is barely noticeable to our ears – until we step into a roadless forest and experience true quiet.
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The mysterious tooth condition affecting millions of children
Why are so many children growing up with damaged adult teeth?
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How will Australian native bees cope with climate change? Their nests hold a clue
Surprisingly, the species that are the most tolerant to heat, are also the most vulnerable to future warming.
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How to write a compelling climate haiku
A haiku builds a scene and then breaks it. Climate change has exactly that shape, which means the form itself can carry the science.
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Jonathan Cook: How Israel planned the Gaza genocide decades ago
In October 2023, Israel found an excuse to breathe new life into an old story of slaughter and expulsion. The chief differences this time have been of scale and duration, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook The truth slowly comes to light: Israel‘s genocide in Gaza was planned decades ago. Listen to the testimonies
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Do shark culls keep people safe in the ocean? Here’s what the science says
Culls are back on the table after a shark bit a woman at Coogee beach on Saturday.
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Why the US government shut down Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model
An “export control directive” for Anthropic’s Fable and Mythos models highlights the chaotic, fast-changing state of AI regulation.
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Earthquakes can be destructive for distant cities built on top of basins – now we know why
Flat basins are favoured places to build cities. But seismic waves can get trapped in these basins, putting cities at risk from distant earthquakes.