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Does more vitamin D in pregnancy make children smarter?
A Danish trial found small memory gains at age ten, but no rise in intelligence and does not support a high-dose routine in pregnancy
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Dash for Ceuta adds heat to Europe’s migration debate
The surge in irregular crossings at Ceuta has been seized on by the far right to criticise Spain’s liberal immigration policies.
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I feel deep sadness about bird flu and environmental loss. Is this normal?
Grief is an understandable response to witnessing harm to places and species that matter to us.
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Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from the risks?
It isn’t obvious anymore whether someone is wearing a high-tech computer on their face.
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Online shadow libraries – and why they’re being implicated in AI copyright lawsuits
Listen to expert on shadow libraries Balázs Bodó on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Pacific foreign ministers to discuss Solomons’ idea for regional security treaty
By Teuila Fuatai of RNZ Pacific A proposal from the Solomon Islands government for a regional security treaty is being considered by the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) foreign ministers in Suva on Friday, RNZ Pacific understands. The treaty proposal forms a key agenda item at the day-long annual meeting — the outcomes of which help
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How drugs leach out of your sweat (and can spoil your sofa)
It sounds gross. Drugs seeping out of your body may be damaging your leather sofa. But how worried should we be, really?
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Catherine Opie: To Be Seen – who gets to be visible, belong and be remembered?
Opie has redefined portraiture by bringing overlooked communities into sharp focus.
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Are cats getting tamer – or is it people who are changing?
It’s not just you – many people have been getting more intense about their pet cat over the decades.
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Abuse and silence in South Africa’s classical music culture: what a student’s story reveals
Not even the #MeToo movement and a reckoning with sexual abuse could rupture the sound-proof walls of South African classical music.
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Zed Beats: how home studios reinvented Zambian pop music and gave young people a voice
Zed Beats artists aren’t known for political songs, but they’ve become so popular that they’re used to mobilise voters during elections.
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Why it’s so hard to switch off on holiday – and what workers and employers can do
For vacation time to be truly restful, the onus is on both employers and employees.