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Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US
After screwworm cases were reported in Texas and New Mexico, Colorado is taking preventive measures against the pest.
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Wildfires: what can the UK and other nations learn from Australia’s world-leading fire response systems?
Australia has a well-established national wildfire warning system, so how does this compare with the UK’s approach?
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Seven climate-friendly ways to transform your home
Anna Turns (AT), senior environment editor and Rachael Jolley (RJ), environment editor, showcase climate-friendly ways to transform your living spaces.
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Ukraine: bad week on the home front for Volodymyr Zelensky
To lose a defence minister in time of war is a blow. To also lose a commander-in-chief is a crisis.
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How does parent-child interaction therapy work? And who can use it?
Parents are guided to respond to their child’s behavioural challenges in real time.
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Rejection hurts. How to help kids and teens bounce back when they’ve missed out
As a parent, it can be painful to witness our child’s struggles after rejection. But there are ways to help them process the setback.
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Teachers and doctors are losing the ability to self-regulate. What are the risks?
New laws will give ministers control of previously independent regulatory bodies in education and health, potentially undermining their public advocacy roles.
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Why clearer rules on using AI in hiring would be a win for bosses too
Yes, strong laws already exist to protect job-seekers from discrimination. But AI has made things more complicated.
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Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline faces a high-stakes economic test
A newly proposed pipeline to B.C.’s coast promises tens of thousands of jobs and billions in GDP growth. But falling Asian oil demand and a track record of cost overruns complicate the picture.
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A new ‘golden age’ of mathematics may be dawning — thanks to AI and human ingenuity
As AI climbs on the shoulders of many mathematicians before it, humans are also able to reach further due to advances by AI.
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College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Some teachers increasingly are shifting their approach to reading, assigning fewer books than they once did.
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New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share
Beyond deprioritizing scientific merit, the Trump administration’s proposal also restricts researchers’ ability to share their findings and collaborate with each other.