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Spicy headlines surrounding “Nanjing Sister Hong” have been mushrooming on the Internet in the past weeks, triggering discussion about China’s gender imbalance, sexual repression, toxic masculinity, ...
For the UN Pact for the Future to be successful, there has to be a focus on environmental and social justice, an influx of cash and resources, and an incorporation of new technologies.
The President is suing the mogul for billions of dollars over an article about Jeffrey Epstein. The friendship of convenience is over, so what happens now?
Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts.
How do the stories we tell shape our experience of chronic illness? Katherine Brabon charts an elusive search for ‘the cure’ ...
Open-plan classrooms were promoted as a way to encourage collaboration and flexibility in schools. But after 14 years, the government is going back to basics with school design.
A new study shows many steroids used in Australia are mislabeled or laced with toxic metals such as lead and arsenic, exposing people to long-term health risks.
Smart charging of EVs and electric hot water systems could be the solution.
But new research suggests this widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body’s most crucial protective barriers – with potentially serious consequences for heart health and stroke ...
Queer and trans people can experience harm through dating apps. Here’s what they — and the apps themselves — can do to change that.
The UK government’s new ten-year-plan to transform the NHS includes a focus on preventing ill health rather than treating illness. But to what extent should people depend on the state to help them ...
A ceratosaurus fossil has sold for US$30 million in New York, infuriating many dinosaur experts. Here’s why they ought to think again.