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Editor's note
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Most parents will have spent countless hours looking for that special teddy or dummy that their child is unable to live without – rummaging through bins if need be. But when should you worry about your child’s attachment to comfort objects? Amy Brown provides some answers, including tips on how to best wean infants off dummies and bottles.
Meanwhile, the latest episode of our Anthill podcast explores that perennial favourite – sex. We investigate the ways that technology is changing how people have sex to the politics of researching it. We also discover how the internet has shaken up the sex industry.
Drones will soon be able to deliver your online shopping, which should mean fewer petrol-powered vehicles on the streets. It sounds like good news for the environment, but the reality isn’t quite so simple. Jovana Radulovic takes a look at the latest research into greener drones.
South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, finally resigned last night, following days of pressure. But as Heike Schmidt sees it, whether South Africa will now get the change it so badly needs is still desperately uncertain.
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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Top stories
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Do take comfort, a teddy is usually fine.
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
Getting rid of a child's dummy is easier said than done.
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Michael Parker, The Conversation; Will de Freitas, The Conversation; Josephine Lethbridge, The Conversation; Annabel Bligh, The Conversation; Gemma Ware, The Conversation
This podcast explores the latest sexology research – including the topics that are still too taboo to get funding. We talk to sex robot experts and find out how sex work has moved online.
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Heike Schmidt, University of Reading
The writing has been on the wall for Jacob Zuma for years. That it took so long to get rid of him speaks volumes about the ANC.
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Education
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Thusha Rajendran, Heriot-Watt University
The world is changing fast and education is not equipping children with the kind of minds they are going to need.
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Politics + Society
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Stephen Clear, Bangor University
A succession of leaders have failed to address its problems.
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Sophia Labadi, University of Kent
Museums can help teach immigrants new skills – if they engage them.
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Science + Technology
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Larisa Yarovaya, Anglia Ruskin University; Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin
Crypto billionaires enjoy their Caribbean playground but poorer locals with little knowledge of the tech are excluded.
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Louise Gentle, Nottingham Trent University
The competition to father young is often most intense behind the scenes.
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Joanna M. Bagniewska, University of Reading
Ultra-violet (UV) light can destroy a fungus that's devastating the animals in North America.
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Environment + Energy
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Jovana Radulovic, University of Portsmouth
New research finds small drones on short deliveries use less carbon than the equivalent vehicles.
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Benjamin L. Jones, Cardiff University; Leanne Cullen-Unsworth, Cardiff University; Richard K.F. Unsworth, Swansea University
The 'canaries of the sea' are sending a worrying message about the health of our oceans.
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Arts + Culture
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Daniel R. Smith, Anglia Ruskin University
Humour doesn't often age well. But some comedy can adapt to changing social mores.
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Katie Edwards, University of Sheffield; M J C Warren, University of Sheffield
In three Gospels, Christ suffers in silence, while in the fourth he speaks out. Either way, the result is the same: crucifixtion and death.
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Health + Medicine
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Annika Wallin, Lund University; Nils-Eric Sahlin, Lund University; Wändi Bruine de Bruin, University of Leeds
The shame of incontinence and why no one wants to talk about it.
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