Security personnel near St Anthony’s Church Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka. April 22, 2019.
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In a country with a weak press, social media played a key role in exposing the truth and building bridges between Sri Lanka’s different ethnic and religious groups.
Spanish practices.
Dani Oliver
Whenever writings were explicit, liberal or anti-Catholic, the Francoist censors crossed them out.
An adult male “Mini mum”, one of the world’s smallest frogs, rests on a fingernail with room to spare.
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The largest of these frogs could sit happily on your thumbnail. The smallest is just longer than a grain of rice.
Documents show tobacco companies have marketed their products to young people.
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Tobacco companies are enlisting the help of social media influencers to promote traditional cigarettes and their brands to young people.
Stay vigilant.
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If you’re in a competitive environment, be wary of people looking you directly in the eyes.
Students out in force.
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What’s the best thing I can do to help the climate? How long is the planet going to last? These questions and more answered by a climate scientist.
These women used the word intersectionality to indicate solidarity across race and class. Back row: Activist Tarana Burke, Michelle Williams, America Ferrera, Jessica Chastain, Amy Poehler, Meryl Streep, and Kerry Washington; front row: Natalie Portman, activist Ai-jen Poo, and activist Saru Jayaraman.
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Last year, the word ‘intersectionality’ hit the mainstream at the Golden Globes as actors attempted to raise awareness for #MeToo and #TimesUp. But what exactly does intersectionality mean?
Instead of overreacting to minor slights, it’s healthier to just say, ‘pyt.’
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Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation, but there’s a rich strain of psychological research devoted to its benefits in everyday life.
Putting on a mask doesn’t make depression any easier.
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Almost half of people with depression don’t appear as sad as you’d expect, but are at a particularly high risk of suicide.
Sex should never hurt.
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Sex isn’t always straightforward – especially not when you first start ‘doing it’. If you experience pain ‘down there’ after sex, you may need to have a medical checkup.
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The birds follow a few simple rules to create complex patterns.
Perfectionism often develops in childhood, is impacted by parenting and can lead to mental health struggles in later life.
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New research shows that perfectionism has increased dramatically over the last 25 years, and that perfectionists become more neurotic and less conscientious as time passes.
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Over a quarter of people believe that humans have psychic abilities.
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Ponds are good for more than just decorating the garden – they could be your best tool in fighting climate change.
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Sloths love Cecropia trees. But a new study shows they may sometimes desert their favourite for other species.
Evidence shows that the growth of air pollutants – as well as rising temperatures, increased rain and flooding – connect breast cancer with climate change.
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Most cases of breast cancer are related to environmental causes. When we talk about climate change, we must not forget this part of the story.
A self-portrait of George Platt Lynes from 1952.
Gelatin silver print, 7-5/8 × 9 in. From the Collections of the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University. © Estate of George Platt Lynes.
Lynes was a highly sought-after commercial and fashion photographer in the 1930s and 1940s. But he had to keep his most important body of work hidden away.
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There’s no credible evidence that Dry January is good for your health. But it’s certainly good for on group: the alcohol industry.
Twenty-nine-year-old Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to be elected to Congress, talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Striking 20th-century garment workers wore their best dresses and hats to send a message that they had the right to be taken seriously and have their voices heard.
Still from a video feedback sequence.
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Video feedback may be the nearest we have to visualising what conscious processing in the brain is like.