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The joy of pests: study reveals why rat catchers are so happy in their work
Would you be happier checking mouse traps than emails?
OSI archive
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You can dream while you’re awake. The boundary between wakefulness and sleep is a lot blurrier than you’d think
Dream-like states are not confined to sleep: the brain is able, very surprisingly, to produce the same mental experience independently of our state of vigilance.
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Ancient Egypt: Magic and Medicine – a brilliant exhibition showing the power of learning through artefacts
The exhibition is the product of the British Museum in Your Classroom programme where schools get access to the institution’s collection
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The hidden risks of grey-market peptides – why women face greater danger
Unregulated peptides sold for muscle gain and anti-ageing carry serious risks, and the evidence suggests women face the greater danger.
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Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok
The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes.
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Falling migration is bad for economies – here’s how some countries are responding
The social and economic threats caused by insufficient migration levels are not usually part of political conversations about immigration.
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Megalodon’s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery
Previously lost fossils sometimes reemerge, but how do palaeontologists end up losing specimens in the first place?
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Another statutory inquiry into maternity care would be a mistake – here’s why
Scrutiny is essential after harm. But repeated reviews without delivery can damage staff trust and weaken patient safety.
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As a major heat wave grips the eastern US, here’s how to stay safe – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
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Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.