βHe bought me like a chickenβ: the struggle to end slavery in Niger | Global development
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βBought like a chickenβ: struggle to end wahaya slavery in Niger
Al-Husseina Amadou was just one of thousands of girls in west Africa who are still bought cheaply as a wahaya, or βfifth wifeβ
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Eerie Figures With Giant Heads Found Painted in a Rock Shelter in Tanzania
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Eerie Figures With Giant Heads Found Painted in a Rock Shelter in Tanzania
In 2018, archaeologists made a staggering discovery in Swaga Swaga Game Reserve in central Tanzania: 52 previously undocumented rock shelters, deliberately painted with rock art. Weathering had mostly destroyed all but a handful; but of those that
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'Cognitive immobility' β when you're mentally trapped in a place from your past
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βCognitive immobilityβ β when youβre mentally trapped in a place from your past
Ex-pats continually reconstruct mental simulations of scenes, smells, sounds and sights from those places β sometimes causing stressful feelings and anxiety.
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Climate anxiety is widespread among youthβcan they overcome it?
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Supreme Court limits EPAβs power to combat climate change
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How Eating Eggs Can Protect Against Heart Disease and Improve Heart Health
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How Eating Eggs Can Protect Against Heart Disease and Improve Heart Health
According to new research, eating eggs may increase the quantity of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood, which may help explain why moderate egg consumption is protective against cardiovascular disease Researchers recently published findings in the journalβ¦
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Scientists are still fleshing out Darwinβs theory of evolution | Evolution
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Scientists are still fleshing out Darwinβs theory of evolution | Letters
Letters: There can be no one unifying theory, writes Prof Jonathan Bard, while Nicholas Maxwell looks to the role of purposive actions and Pete Bibby says the fittest theory will survive
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Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
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Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
Climate change just got even more terrifying.
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Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
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Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released
Climate change just got even more terrifying.
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Rare wild ancestors of feral pigeons found living on British and Irish islands
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Rare wild ancestors of feral pigeons found living on British and Irish islands
Researchers led by members of Oxford University's Department of Biology have found rare colonies of the wild ancestors of common domestic and feral pigeons.
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Worldβs largest water lily is a species of its own
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Worldβs largest water lily is a species of its own
An artistβs observations, two botanistsβ suspicions, and DNA tests uncover a case of mistaken identity among giant water plants
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Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, it's good science
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Recognising Indigenous knowledges is not just culturally sound, itβs good science
This NAIDOC Week, with the effects of climate change affecting Australia, Itβs beyond time to listen to First Nations people who have extensive knowledge of caring for Country.
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The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success
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The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success
If the UK government is to cut methane emissions by 30% before 2030, it needs fewer cows and more crops.
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Researchers rediscover oak tree thought to be extinct
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Researchers rediscover oak tree thought to be extinct
Botanical researchers representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and now in immediate need of conservation within Big Bend National Park ...
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518 million-year-old fossil worm reveals a direct connection to human evolution
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518 million-year-old fossil worm reveals a direct connection to human evolution
According to new evidence, yunnanozoans were some of the earliest vertebrates to evolve, representing a crucial transition stage from the floppy forms of old to the rigid skeletons of today.
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A Science-Based Guide to How to Act Wisely
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A Science-Based Guide to How to Act Wisely
A new study describes the structure of the integrative wisdom model.
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Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field
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Ancient hoard of gold Roman coins discovered in plowed UK field
Experts believe that the "exceptional" treasure trove could lead to more discoveries in the area.
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Scientists Have Sequenced the DNA of a 2000-Year-Old Human From Pompeii
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Scientists Have Sequenced the DNA of a 2000-Year-Old Human From Pompeii
The first Pompeiian human genome has been sequenced. Research that was recently published in Scientific Reports presents the first human genome that has been successfully sequenced from a person who passed away in Pompeii, Italy, after Mount Vesuvius' explosionβ¦
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Dazzling photos show horseshoe crabs thriving in protected area
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Dazzling photos show horseshoe crabs thriving in protected area
In the Philippines, the tri-spine horseshoe crab has made a home and other species are returning too.
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Scientists Show Effectiveness of Migraine Drug for Weight Loss
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Scientists Show Effectiveness of Migraine Drug for Weight Loss
Mice taking triptan migraine drugs ate less and lost more weight than other animals. A commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, triptans, may also be effective in treating obesity, according to a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern. In experimentsβ¦
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Earliest known example of brood care found in extinct insects from China
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Earliest known example of brood care found in extinct insects from China
At a dig site in China, a team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences working with a colleague from the Netherlands has uncovered the earliest known example of brood care in an insect. In their ...
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