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Stories of substitution and surrogates are all too common in the wildlife trade, especially when it comes to medicines derived from animal parts.
Restrictions on payments to surrogate mothers need to be lifted and the law clarified.
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The law needs to be more realistic about surrogacy services and payment, and reflect what is actually happening between couples and surrogates.
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There’s so much more to video games than first person shooters.
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Oscar winning performances released straight to your home.
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What do you do when ‘no deal’ looks like a disaster? Stick another word in front of it. Problem solved.
Demonstrators at the COP24 summit in Katowice, Poland.
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World elites should pay more attention to young, marginalised or indigenous voices.
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Many people are concerned that the recently-elected Brazilian president could wind back free speech and attack cultural diversity.
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Many elite female athletes show signs of eating disorders. Does Norway hold the solution to this problem?
Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
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Three important lessons from three recent privatisations.
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Young people are spending more and more time in digital environments – isn’t it time that support was embedded?
Elephants in Namibia.
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Few people could argue that hunting wildlife for trophies is moral, but conservationists have bigger fish to fry to reverse biodiversity loss
Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to cognitive decline in elderly people.
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Air pollution is bad for our heart and lung health – and a new study says it may be bad for brain health, too.
A room with a view.
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Windows help those who can’t get out understand and participate in the world around them.
Curies and curiouser.
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With its strange bluish glow and cancer-killing qualities, meet the wundermetal that became one of the great cautionary tales of modern times.
US president Bill Clinton (L) is interviewed by CBS television anchorman Dan Rather (R) following his impeachment.
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Bringing down a president is a political act – just ask Bill Clinton.
Corbyn tabled a vote, but not the vote people had wanted.
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For anyone wondering, not for the first time, what on earth just happened in parliament?
Why ‘illegal immigrant’ is such a contested term.
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Why the term ‘illegal immigrant’ should be treated with caution.
In prayer.
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These psychological adaptations help us to sustain belief in religion.
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Human conflict can bring isolation to environments, which helps the local ecology thrive. After the war has ended, the return of nature is a poignant memorial and symbol of peace.
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Comedians are being told to avoid joking about some things – and that’s not funny.
What have I done?
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Most people consider themselves canny shoppers – but we’re all human.
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Sovereign access to the Pacific would bring Bolivia significant economic benefits.
Our study found that the performance of “night owls” and “morning larks” varied considerably on both cognitive and physical tasks.
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The old saying ‘the early bird catches the worm’ might be especially fitting when it comes to peak mental and physical performance.
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Why psychoanalysis and children shouldn’t mix.
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Despite the publication of promising new statistics on referrals to the Prevent counter-terrorism programme, the strategy remains a blunt instrument.