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Menstruation isn't dirty, so let's drop terms like sanitary towels

Describing menstrual products using euphemistic language such as "feminine hygiene products" reinforces the trope that menstruation is shameful. It's time to stop, says Jen Gunter

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Menstruation isn't dirty, so let's drop terms like sanitary towels

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Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its wealth?

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Why is the US still in such poor health, despite its wealth?

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Science alone won't end cervical cancer, even though we have a vaccine

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Science alone won't end cervical cancer, even though we have a vaccine
Why we should all be concerned about the shortage of science teachers

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Why we should all be concerned about the shortage of science teachers

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Martin Rees - Astronomer Royal

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'This century is special': Martin Rees on the vast span of time

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Is artificial intelligence about to free us from the curse of Babel?

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Is artificial intelligence about to free us from the curse of Babel?

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The US needs to do more to preserve its ancient sites

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The US needs to do more to preserve its ancient sites

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Paris climate goal of less than 2°C of warming is within our grasp

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Paris climate goal of less than 2°C of warming is within our grasp

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Why has the death of Matthew Perry affected so many of us so much?

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Why has the death of Matthew Perry affected so many of us so much?

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A big gulf in ocean science threatens to sink the climate change fight

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A big gulf in ocean science threatens to sink the climate change fight

To tackle global warming, we must properly grasp what is happening in the oceans. That is why, at COP28, we will be calling on world leaders to urgently ramp up marine observations, says oceanographer Margaret Leinen

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Ice might be ubiquitous, but we are still discovering things about it

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Ice might be ubiquitous, but we are still discovering things about it

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We need a wake-up call when it comes to adolescent sleep

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We need a wake-up call when it comes to adolescent sleep

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Searching for life on Mars isn’t worth the risk to Earth

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Searching for life on Mars isn’t worth the risk to Earth

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The green transition will fail without more engineers

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The green transition will fail without more engineers

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