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Birds masturbate, and that’s perfectly normal

Birds masturbate, and that’s perfectly normal

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals

Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?

Performing under pressure? For athletes, it depends on 3 key things

Performing under pressure? For athletes, it depends on 3 key things

How to encourage a child to try new, scary things (without traumatising them in the process)

How to encourage a child to try new, scary things (without traumatising them in the process)

Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food?

Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food?

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back

Farmers are key to restoring native woodlands – here’s what’s holding them back

powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Friday essay: despite the AI hype, some experts warn of a bubble – what happens if it pops?

Friday essay: despite the AI hype, some experts warn of a bubble – what happens if it pops?

How businesses with ties to Jeffrey Epstein saw norms – and even share prices – suffer

How businesses with ties to Jeffrey Epstein saw norms – and even share prices – suffer

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation

What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust

What Pennsylvania’s AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust

Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup

Inflation and immigration fears threaten to dampen Miami’s economic benefits from the World Cup

How ‘monoculture’ became a catchall for two opposing anxieties – that we no longer share enough, and that we all share too much

How ‘monoculture’ became a catchall for two opposing anxieties – that we no longer share enough, and that we all share too much

why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

why being trapped in the film’s endless corridors feels a lot like modern life

Hollywood made her a myth – she spent her life resisting it

Hollywood made her a myth – she spent her life resisting it

Sonny Rollins the last great of the jazz era dies

Sonny Rollins the last great of the jazz era dies

Community radio drives 3m into Australian music – new study

Community radio drives $153m into Australian music – new study