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Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth
The International Olympic Committee announced a new policy on March 26, 2026, for women’s competitions: Every athlete must be tested…
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Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management
Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I…
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Are multiverses real? An astrophysicist explains why it depends on how you define ‘real’
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to…
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We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using machine learning trained on longtime residents’ observations
What does gentrification in Philadelphia look like? “High-rise, modern apartment buildings.” “(A) modern look that’s so out of place with…
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Birutė Galdikas: The last of ‘Leakey’s Angels’ in primatology’s most extraordinary chapter
Primatologist Birutė Galdikas died on March 24, 2026, and an era of science that began in the forests of Tanzania,…
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Is E10 fuel bad for my car? And could it save me money?
Fuel has become a precious, and increasingly expensive, commodity. The ongoing Middle East conflict has effectively closed the Strait of…
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‘Mum and Dad both finished school in Year 10’– how to help first‑in‑family students graduate from uni
Each year, about 30% of new undergraduates in Australia are the first in their families to go to university. This…
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How sea mines threaten global trade, and how navies detect them
U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that Iranian forces have deployed a small number of mines in the Strait of Hormuz,…
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There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for science
Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (31 March)
Good morning! Here are today’s most important news headlines for your school assembly on 31 March. We’ve compiled the latest…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (30 March)
Good morning! Here are today’s most important news headlines for your school assembly on 30 March. We’ve compiled the latest…
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (28 March)
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (25 March)
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (24 March)
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Today’s School Assembly News Headlines (23 March)
Good morning! Here are today’s most important news headlines for your school assembly on 23 March. We’ve compiled the latest…
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