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Why food skills belong in the school curriculum – not left to chance at home

Schools already treat some life skills, such as swimming, as essential.

Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

Burial grounds are filling up but are new methods any more green than traditional options?

A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely

This year alone, the Philippines’ volcano monitoring agency has recorded 18 eruptive events at Taal Volcano – but they haven’t been the kind you might expect.

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Unhoused people and wildlife are increasingly coming into contact. Here’s what can be done to protect them

Unhoused people face the risk of contracting disease from wild animals, while animals can be displaced by human presence.

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Major platforms have the tools to stop sexual extortion, but they’re not using them – new report

Sextortion is arguably the most predictable serious crime on the internet. It follows a script – and it can be stopped.

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Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human

Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.

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Workers are changing jobs less often. Here’s why that matters for the economy

Young workers, in particular, are affected, losing out on opportunities to advance their careers.

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Nurses will soon be able to prescribe PBS drugs. Here’s what that means for you

From October 1, specially qualified nurses will be able to prescribe medications and renew scripts at the subsidised price.

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Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the US healthcare system often prevents it

‘Fix-it’ medical approaches often go against people’s wishes near the end of life, creating unnecessary and preventable suffering.

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Spain’s schools are still glossing over the Spanish civil war and the Franco dictatorship. How do we teach these crucial events properly?

In the absence of proper teaching, people are adopting distorted, nostalgic far right narratives.

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Why food skills belong in the school curriculum – not left to chance at home

Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

A volcano in the Philippines erupted two weeks ago. Here’s why scientists are still watching it closely

Unhoused people and wildlife are increasingly coming into contact. Here’s what can be done to protect them

Major platforms have the tools to stop sexual extortion, but they’re not using them – new report

Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human

Workers are changing jobs less often. Here’s why that matters for the economy

Nurses will soon be able to prescribe PBS drugs. Here’s what that means for you

Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the US healthcare system often prevents it

Spain’s schools are still glossing over the Spanish civil war and the Franco dictatorship. How do we teach these crucial events properly?

Trump wants to make daylight saving time permanent – but some fear the move would be a nightmare

One in four adults has metabolic syndrome – and it may be ageing their brains

Viktor Orbán is gone, but scores of public monuments show the potency of his legacy and Hungarian nationalism

China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: why it’s a problem

Australia has brought in sweeping new laws to combat money laundering – but will they work?

Meningitis B vaccine rollout begins for students – what you need to know