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$1 million national project to improve responses to child sexual behaviour concerns
Why do some people eat soil? From a prisoner’s lifeline to a modern tasting menu, the history of geophagy
No, autistic people are not ‘mind blind’ – here’s why
Study calls for action to combat online abuse of sportswomen
Model reveals tradeoffs that limit harm caused by malaria parasite
How figures like Joey Barton could fuel a culture of online hostility toward female athletes – new research
Could your boss be lonely? Here’s why it matters more than you might think
Farmers and supermarkets worry that extreme weather will stop food getting to consumers – here’s what needs to change
What autistic people – and those with ADHD and dyslexia – really think about the word ‘neurodiversity’
How a medieval Oxford friar used light and colour to find out what stars and planets are made of
NGOs can serve communities better by listening more, researchers say
Were Neanderthals capable of making art?
Plants Are Incredibly Sensitive – What We Learned About Their Response System Could Help Protect Humans
A volcano or a meteorite? New evidence sheds light on puzzling discovery in Greenland’s ice sheet
What we’ve learned about narcissism over the past 30 years
The UK Space Agency has been absorbed into the science department. The potential effects are still unclear
This tropical plant builds isolated ‘apartments’ to prevent battles among the aggressive ant tenants it relies on for survival
Why can’t we stop feeding monkeys? Experts explain the reasons behind a dangerous habit
Five things new parents should know about their baby’s sleep
Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Bronze-age Britain traded tin with the Mediterranean, shows new study – settling a two-century debate
Symposium marks fruitful year of research into lay governance of Catholic ministries
Our ape cousins show us empathy has deep evolutionary roots – new research
Pope Francis dies: an unconventional pontiff who sought to modernise Catholicism
The ‘morning shed’: a brief history of the sometimes dangerous lengths women have gone to to look beautiful
Astrophysicist’s Galaxy Research Reaches New Heights
QUT Cosmologist Helps Shine Light On Dark Energy
New £6.2 million programme to build and test new capabilities for sensitive data research
Inside the sex lives of chimpanzees: it’s about much more than just reproduction
Children’s perception of normal body shape is affected by who they see around them – new research
Body image perceptions take shape from early childhood, psychologists reveal
How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop
Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk? It can be a big deal for brands when the boss is a disappointment
Do aliens exist? We studied what scientists really think
Why there’s no such thing as normal in child development
Seven ways to be a successful remote-working manager
Naked singularities: how quantum black holes explain why we don’t see the end of space and time
Japanese scientists were pioneers of AI, yet they’re being written out of its history
Many physicists argue the universe is fine-tuned for life – our findings question this idea
Donald Trump’s approach to US space policy could throw up some surprises, especially with Elon Musk on board
Electrical currents delivered to the brain at home may lead to significant reductions in depression symptoms – new research
How advertising jingles influence our buying choices (and why we can still sing them decades later)
AI Tool Predicts Risk Of Emergency Hospital Visits
A new generation of telescopes will probe the ‘unknown unknowns’ that could transform our knowledge of the universe
Disney wrongful death legal case exposes potential pitfalls of automatically clicking ‘I agree’
Bigger animals don’t always have the biggest brains relative to body size – new research
Adrian Ridge Appointed CEO of Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group
The Indy Autonomous Challenge Presented by Bridgestone Returns to Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2024