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Health & Medicine

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Giving parents the tools (without the guilt) to support a teenager's sleep

New research reveals the surprising ways parents influence teen sleep patterns – and what you can do to help, with less guilt and conflict

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

Athletes use Stoicism to deal with pressure, but Broicism and $toicism are lurking

Sportspeople often misuse the ancient philosophy of Stoicism as a tool for winning, but when they embrace its true meaning, it’s their humanity that shines through

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

K-Pop Demon Hunters’ continued domination redefines streaming

Unlike other shows, the idols in K-Pop Demon Hunters are not only glossy but highly relatable, messy and human. This may help explain why it's become the most-watched Netflix movie of all time

Environment

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Research

Ammonia is sticky, so measuring it is tricky

Ammonia released from sewage treatment plants can impact our health and the environment, but it’s taken an innovative way of measuring it to understand the scale of the problem

Arts & Culture

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Special Report

Gaming can be a machine for empathy

By letting players experience racism and decide how to react, games can create an emotional connection that sparks genuine change

Education

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Special Report

How gaming is finding its place in education

From cooperative space adventures teaching neurodivergent teens collaboration to VR taking biology students inside the human body, educators are harnessing the power of play

Arts & Culture

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Special Report

Games don't build communities – communities build games

From creators and designers to researchers and players, gaming communities prove that the real value of games lies in the worlds these communities build together

Arts & Culture

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Special Report

All the world’s a game (and we are all players)

From classrooms to communities, social movements to storytelling, games aren’t diversions – they are blueprints for how we create, connect and change our world

Arts & Culture

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Special Report

How the far right weaponised gamers and geek masculinity

Gaming culture didn't accidentally become male – it was deliberately marketed that way, creating the blueprint for online harassment that helped build the online far right

Politics & Society

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Special Report

Video games are building worlds beyond the laws of physics

Visionary architectural designs often remain unbuilt – but video games can transform these impossible structures into immersive, explorable spaces