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Green growth claims are overstated – our study shows three reasons why
Real efforts have been made, and recent lines on the chart do go in the right direction. But what if they are wobbles, not turns.
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Marjane Satrapi’s masterpiece Persepolis transformed the world’s understanding of Iran
First published in 2000, Persepolis created a transformative shift in comics, memoir and political storytelling. Its Iranian–French creator has died, aged 56.
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Ebola: vaccines alone won’t stop an outbreak – here’s what else is needed
Events in eastern DRC are a reminder that Ebola outbreaks are rarely controlled by vaccines alone.
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UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers – how accurate is the technology?
Leading algorithms now achieve a mean absolute error of less than three years across all ages.
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What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust
A Carnegie Mellon researcher explains the connection between our brains and AI chatbots – and what a new Pennsylvania lawsuit reveals about the dangers of AI.
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Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2-18b – here’s what scientists really think
Only 6.6% of surveyed astrobiologists agreed that scientists had probably found extraterrestrial life on exoplanet K2-18b.
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The leftwing vote is splitting – we looked at who is moving to the Greens and what they care about
The findings could have serious consequences for Labour.
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Is it really worth getting on the pension just to avoid Labor’s new capital gains tax?
Yes, some people may try to qualify for a pension payment before selling an asset. But the loophole is far narrower and better defended than some headlines suggest.
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Three new Ebola vaccines are being developed. An infectious disease expert explains
There is no approved vaccine to curb the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. But new funding offers hope.
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Australian unis have dropped again in global rankings. Here’s why we can’t just shrug it off
According to international assessments, Australian unis are ‘struggling’. Closer to home, some academics are questioning whether a uni degree is even worth it.
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Poison or poverty: the impossible economic choices facing Ghana’s e-waste workers
In Agbogbloshie, Ghana, thousands of young women and men burn electronic waste to extract minerals at a cost to their health. They need more protection.
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What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?
Genomics-based surveillance can help us identify the prevalence of mosquito-borne viruses across the country.