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Study of 20,000 Nigerians explores the links between drug use, climate change and poverty
A staggering 67.5% of respondents relied on maladaptive coping strategies.
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Domestic violence is a national crisis in PNG. The Chiefs NRL team must do more to support women
PNG is grappling with despicable rates of gender-based violence. Why isn’t a women’s team part of the Australian government’s $600m NRL deal?
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Can NAD+ supplements help us age more healthily? Here’s what the science shows
The supplement industry has a new favourite molecule: NAD+. Scientists are interested too, but evidence of its anti-ageing benefits in humans remains limited.
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Loops, flashbacks and fractured narratives: why filmmakers love to play with time
Cinema, almost from its infancy, has been drawn to telling stories out of sequence – and forcing audiences to reassemble what they have just seen.
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Economics Nobel: how this year’s winners helped to smooth the cycle of economic peaks and troughs
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were announced as this year’s winners.
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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common
A new study compared the glaciers in the Lower 48 states today against historical data from the mid-20th century. The results show the region’s vulnerabilities as temperatures rise.
theconversation
20h ago
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How young people do democracy: pausing, questioning, creating and bringing others along with them
The second annual Shopfront Youth-Led Conference was designed by young people for young people. They wanted to talk about ‘redesigning success’.
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Empathy can help make maternity care safer – here’s how
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First case of teeth growing out of an eye socket – what you need to know about ‘ectopic teeth’
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Republicans can confirm a Supreme Court justice if Democrats take the Senate, but at what cost?
If Republicans attempt to confirm a nominee, they will trigger a historic fight and hand Democrats the justification needed to reshape the high court.