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Why lithium is still the gold standard in treating bipolar disorder

According to recent data from the Global Bipolar Cohort, only 29% of people with bipolar disorder are prescribed lithium. Despite being the “gold standard” for treating this mental health condition, we often prioritise perceptions over scientific reality, and neglect the best available treatment.

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Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matter

As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A climate risk assessment uses information on climate hazards, exposure, vulnerability and responses to identify where, who or what is most at risk to climate impacts.

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Humidity and heat are killers for tropical birds – waxbill and hornbill studies highlight the dangers

Humans are not the only species negatively affected by increasingly hot and humid conditions. Intense heatwaves sometimes kill large numbers of wild animals. Eastern Australia’s giant fruit bats, known as flying-foxes, provide possibly the most dramatic illustration. In late 2018, two days of extreme heat in the far north of…

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Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.

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Why the dawn chorus sounds different from place to place

Each May, nature lovers get out of bed early to experience the seasonal wonder of birds singing, as the sun rises above the horizon to take part in International Dawn Chorus Day.

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Will attendance-based grading improve school absenteeism?

School absenteeism is a major concern across Canada — and beyond.

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When caregiving ideals don’t match reality in South Asian diaspora families

In South Asian communities, caregiving is often seen as a moral responsibility rooted in family values. For many, there’s a shared understanding of what it means to “do the right thing” when it comes to caring for their family members.

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EU enlargement is often deeply political – as Ukraine and Montenegro show

The EU formally unblocked a €90 billion (£78 billion) loan for Ukraine on April 23 after Hungary and Slovakia dropped their opposition. This move came over a week after defeat in parliamentary elections brought the 16-year tenure of Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, to an end. He will be replaced…

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Rape, sexual assault and long-term chronic health issues – our new study

Global figures estimate that around one in six women will experience sexual assault during their lifetime. These figures are not only high but also extremely concerning, given that sexual assault is a deeply traumatic experience for someone to go through.

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Michaelina Wautier review: an astoundingly skilled painter returned to her rightful place in the spotlight

The first modern mention of the Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier (1614–1689) introduces an artist who defies expectation. Referring to her monumental Triumph of Bacchus (1655–59), Gustav Glück, the first art historian to serve as curator of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, wrote in 1903 that “even in an age of female emancipation,…

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Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks

A woman strolls into a grocery store, thinking about grabbing some apples. Before she even reaches the produce aisle, a security camera has scanned her face. Whether the system is checking for shoplifters or simply logging her arrival, her face has joined a digital ledger, a trace she can’t easily…

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How the concept of ‘medical freedom’ is reshaping the military’s decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops’ readiness

For the first time in almost 80 years, U.S. service members will no longer be mandated to receive the annual influenza vaccine.

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Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers

Keeping tabs on blood sugar throughout the day used to be the exclusive domain of people with diabetes. But in 2026, anyone can buy a user-friendly wearable device that provides minute-by-minute readouts on how their glucose levels respond to food and movement.

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More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, caused 141,733 deaths in the United States in 2023 – the latest data that has been reported. That number reflects not just the effects of smoking, but a broader set of medical and social factors that shape who survives.

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Reading gains in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are often touted, but don’t show full picture of literacy

Despite decades of legislation meant to boost children’s reading levels, literacy scores have remained relatively stagnant across the U.S. over the past 30 years.

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Your local storm forecast is likely based on weather miles away – we’re trying to bring it closer to home

Whether you’re planning a weekend hike, deciding what to wear to work or preparing your home for severe storms, the weather forecast is essential. You might instinctively grab your smartphone and check an app for an instant weather update.

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Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain

Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it. Despite diligent global efforts to link uncommon variations in DNA sequences with human disease, progress has been slow, in large part due to limitations in scientific understanding and in part due to…

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Table tennis robot defeats some of world’s best players – why this has major implications for robotics

A table tennis robot has outperformed elite players in recent evaluations. The robot, called Ace, marks a significant step toward artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can operate in fast, uncertain, real-world environments.

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In England and its colonies, accused witches weren’t burnt – but wives who defied their husbands were

I recently appeared on the BBC radio show Woman’s Hour to discuss my research on homicides committed by women. Just before my segment, singer-songwriter Katherine Priddy spoke about her song Matches, inspired by the feminist phrase “women, not witches”. It reframes witch trials as the persecution of women rather than…

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Council elections take place for some Palestinians – but continuing mass displacement makes Gaza poll farcical

There was an election, of sorts, in Gaza at the weekend. It was a very limited vote – only people registered to vote in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah were able to cast a ballot. This made up a total electorate of 70,000 people, and of them, only…

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These £500 plug-in solar panels are about to go on sale: here’s what an expert says you need to know

Plug-in solar panels are expected to officially go on sale in the UK in the next few months for around £500. But there are quite a few obstacles for the government and householders to overcome before this becomes the easy-to-use option that is popular in other European countries.

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Peatlands are vital for tackling climate change, yet scientists still haven’t found them all

Push a metal corer into a peatland and you pull up something remarkable: a dark, dense, sponge-like material made of partly decomposed plants. This peat is rich in carbon. In some places, that peat has been building up for thousands of years. Peatlands are the ecosystems where this happens.

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There’s a reason we don’t have birds the size of elephants: the mysterious story of how dinosaurs evolved – expert Q&A

Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today.

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The story of birds: a new history from their dinosaur origins – extract of Steve Brusatte’s new book

The following is an edited extract from The Story of Birds: A New History From Their Dinosaur Origins To the Present

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What sitting all day does to the body

For decades, one of the most prominent public health messages has been that smoking kills. But another everyday habit, far less dramatic and far more socially acceptable, may also be damaging our health: prolonged sitting.

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