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US-Nigeria relations: what it means to be a ‘country of particular concern’ and why it matters

Africa has a debt crisis: momentum from G20 in South Africa can help find solutions

Violence is a normal part of life for many young children: study traces the mental health impacts

Violence is a normal part of life for many young children: study traces the mental health impacts

Guinea-Bissau’s presidential poll has already failed the credibility test

What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve

What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve

How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?

How did birds survive while dinosaurs went extinct?

Can the world quit coal?

Can the world quit coal?

Giant ‘toothed’ birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago

Giant ‘toothed’ birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago

A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

A 25-year study reveals how empathy is passed from parents to teens to their future children

Medicine doesn’t just have ‘conscientious objectors’ − there are ‘conscientious providers,’ too

Medicine doesn’t just have ‘conscientious objectors’ − there are ‘conscientious providers,’ too

Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows – and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it

Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows – and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market

How I found an unexpected connection to science in the works of Iris Murdoch

The truth about Vikings and mead might disappoint modern enthusiasts

The truth about Vikings and mead might disappoint modern enthusiasts

Why are super-recognisers so good at learning and remembering faces?

Why are super-recognisers so good at learning and remembering faces?

Trump’s Latin America strategy risks creating a military quagmire

Is there a strong economic case for dropping the two -child benefits cap? This is what the evidence tells us

Is there a strong economic case for dropping the two -child benefits cap? This is what the evidence tells us

The hidden environmental cost of anti

The hidden environmental cost of anti

How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power

How climate cooperation turned into a global race for green power

Forensic linguistics: how dark web criminals give themselves away with their language

Forensic linguistics: how dark web criminals give themselves away with their language

Psychedelics might help terminal patients find peace

Psychedelics might help terminal patients find peace

Tesla’s US$1 trillion gamble on Elon Musk’s ‘visionary’ leadership

Tesla’s US$1 trillion gamble on Elon Musk’s ‘visionary’ leadership

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US?

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US?

The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered much more

The first Thanksgiving is a key chapter in America’s origin story – but what happened in Virginia four months later mattered much more

Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to act

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

Hybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold

Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold

Why two tiny mountain peaks became one the internet’s most famous images

Why two tiny mountain peaks became one the internet’s most famous images

Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs

Trump’s proposed cuts to work study threaten to upend a widely supported program that helps students offset college costs