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Autocracies get more repressive when opening up their economies – a political scientists explores why
Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.
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Patients who suffer heart attack have more micro and nanoplastic in their blood – new study
Cigarettes may act as an efficient delivery system for microplastic particles.
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Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center
In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.
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Bees of many species contain tiny magnetic particles – suggesting they may have an innate magnetic compass for navigation
Researchers were surprised to find how widespread this magnetic property was, not only across families of bees but also beetles, wasps and flies.
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Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture
Studies increasingly show that how kids are using screens is more important than the exact amount of time they’re spending on them – and parents and caregivers tend to know what’s best for their families.
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Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media
When you’re tired and distracted, an online ad’s claims can be more effective in pitching a product when they’re assertive and explicit.
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Venezuela earthquakes create opening for military’s return to public life
The armed forces are at the heart of the disaster response on Venezuela’s coast, just like they were in 1999.
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Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waiting
His rise this time seemed unstoppable – but Burnham’s route to the top wasn’t always so clear.
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View from the Hill: Has Hanson flown too close to the sun for some One Nation supporters?
From walking the streets of London with Tommy Robinson to going to luxury fashion shows in Italy, Pauline Hanson may be testing her supporters’ patience.
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Africa’s Greater Horn region is facing a looming polycrisis fueled by conflict, prices, climate and disease
The response to the many problems facing the region has been set back by cuts in humanitarian aid.
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Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from
Tired colonial tropes paint Africans as untamed, unrestrained, and lacking in intelligence.
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Them at 25: Jon Ronson’s adventures with extremists made him famous – and Alex Jones, too
Jon Ronson’s Them was published just months before the world changed on September 11 2001. Its portrait of conspiracy theorists and extremists was eerily prescient.