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Can medicinal cannabis help kids’ autism, ADHD or Tourette’s? Here’s what we know so far

In the past ten years or so there has been a lot of interest to see if medicinal cannabis can help children with emotional and behavioural problems – the ones associated with conditions such as autism, ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) and Tourette syndrome.

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Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?

The tall alpine ash forests in Australia’s high country have lived in a delicate relationship with fire for tens of thousands of years.

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By avoiding means testing, the government is giving handouts to the rich

Australia is a global success story. The structural reforms in the 1980s and ‘90s of liberalising trade, floating the dollar and reducing government involvement in the economy ignited an unprecedented period of growth. What followed was almost 30 years of uninterrupted economic growth and a substantial increase in living standards.

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This little-known government scheme can help retirees tap into $3 trillion of housing wealth

For many Australians, most of their retirement wealth is tied up in their home. A simple, well-designed program to tap into those trillions in home equity could help boost their retirement incomes.

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Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming

The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran.

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Policing the grocery store checkout won’t fix Canada’s food retail crisis

Militarized surveillance systems are becoming the new normal in many Canadian grocery stores, marking a disturbing symptom of an already fraught food retail system.

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Understanding how plants pause and restart growth can help develop climate-resilient crops

When plants face biting cold, floods or parched soil, they can’t run away or seek shelter like animals. Instead, they have to develop ways to overcome and survive them until the weather improves.

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How to eat an elephant: fossil find in Tanzania shows oldest signs of butchering these giant mammals

Imagine a creature nearly twice the size of a modern African elephant (which can weigh up to 6,000kg. This was Elephas (Paleoxodon) recki, a prehistoric titan that roamed the landscape of what is now Tanzania nearly two million years ago. Now, imagine a group of our ancestors standing over its…

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Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines – why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demand

Nigeria imports at least 70% of its medicines. This is striking for a country of over 230 million people and at least 120 active pharmaceutical manufacturers.

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Kenya’s counties get budgets to undo inequality – how it’s helped households

Kenya devolved power and public spending to 47 counties in 2013. This was in line with a global trend in which governments were pushing power and resources down to local levels in the hope that decisions made closer to people would lead to better outcomes.

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Should wildlife parks be fenced? We studied 60 African examples for an answer

Fences are among conservation’s most controversial interventions.

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Philadelphia’s founding years were rife with conspiracy fears about ‘godless’ Freemasons and the Illuminati

How conspiracies spread has changed immensely over the history of the United States, as technology and media have evolved. But the nature of conspiracies has not.

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What is CREC and how does it shape Pete Hegseth’s religious rhetoric?

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s conservative evangelical religious beliefs drew attention even before his confirmation hearings in January 2025. He is a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches – CREC – whose beliefs have been influenced by a 20th-century movement called Christian Reconstructionism.

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About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign – new imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies

Ultrasound is widely used in breast cancer diagnosis. While it can effectively show that a lump is filled with fluid – indicating it is unlikely to be cancer – it cannot reliably determine whether a solid mass is benign or cancerous. This often leads doctors to order breast biopsies to…

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What I learned from analyzing 789 ‘Shark Tank’ pitches: Narcissists get funding if they’re not arrogant or defensive

Entrepreneurs displaying narcissistic behavior are better able to convince investors to give them money when their grandiosity comes across as confidence as opposed to defensiveness or arrogance.

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What gig workers and employees who get tips need to know about the new no-tax-on-tips tax break

About 1 in 10 American workers are earning a living as a gig worker. That means they find their customers through Lyft, DoorDash, TaskRabbit and other digital platforms, or do another form of what the IRS and others call “on-demand work.”

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Teenagers and younger kids are learning coded predator phrases like ‘MAP’ online, long before their parents have even heard of it

When I checked my 10-year-old daughter’s TikTok messages in early February 2026, I expected to find the usual mix of dance challenges, school jokes and anime clips. Instead, I saw a stranger ask her, “Do you like children?” She responded to the stranger: “I’m not a MAP.”

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From cowboy to crusader: how Trump distorts American mythology in the conflict with Iran

The United States’ Operation Epic Fury against Iran does more than mark a military escalation. It shows how Trump revives old national myths: the American frontier, the cowboy, regenerative violence, and Providence – while stripping them of their civic dimension and turning them into narratives of domination.

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How will the Iran war change the Middle East? We asked 5 experts

On February 28, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran following weeks of US military build-up in the region and threats from US President Donald Trump.

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Trump welcomes Columbus to the White House – and reignites America’s history wars

Christopher Columbus is back. At least, a statue of him is back, reinstalled by US President Donald Trump on the White House grounds in late March – part of the president’s stated mission to cancel “cancel culture”.

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Despairing at the state of the world? The ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling

If you’re feeling fed up with the way things are in the world, then, no matter your politics, you are experiencing an emotion people have felt for millennia.

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When is the best time to get your flu shot? 2 infectious diseases experts explain

We usually have to wait until winter approaches before we see an increase in cases of influenza, or the flu. But we have already seen a lot of flu this year, with 25,000 cases reported from January to March – and that’s only a fraction of actual case numbers.

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How one local council helped 1,200 low-income residents finance solar and home energy upgrades

Most of Australia’s existing homes are old, uncomfortable, and expensive to run. Too many are energy inefficient, and rising electricity and gas prices are making things worse.

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Choosing a school holiday program can be tricky. Here’s how to identify a good one

When the bell rings at the end of each term, there is a happy buzz as kids leave school for the break. But for many parents, the start of the holidays brings a different feeling entirely: how are they going to keep their children engaged for two weeks and sometimes…

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The sound of our cities: why the Australian pedestrian button belongs in our archives

The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button is an immediately identifiable product in our physical and aural urban landscape.

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