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Smarthistory – Renaissance woman: Isabella d’Este
Mountain View Telegraph· 1 day agoIn history classes, we often hear about renaissance men: Cosimo de’ Medici, Leonardo da Vinci, and Niccolò Machiavelli. Where were the women?
Tory Lord Hague urges a pro-war Starmer Labour government to back national service
World Socialist Web Site· 4 days agoUK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s surprise announcement that a Conservative government if elected on...
Wild Dogs Have Muscles for 'Puppy Eyes,' Suggesting the Cute Expression Did Not Evolve Just for...
Smithsonian Magazine· 4 days agoPuppy-dog eyes are irresistible. African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), also known as painted dogs, have...
A Vibrating Curtain of Silk Can Stifle Noise Pollution
Scientific American· 2 days agoThe World Health Organization has said that noise pollution bombards hundreds of millions of people...
Could South Korea become a model for tackling illegal tiger trade? - EconoTimes
EconoTimes· 2 days agoThe illegal wildlife trade is one of the greatest threats to all Asian big cats – tigers, leopards,...
Pirates and politicians: what a 300-year-old book about the most notorious buccaneers reveals about...
The Conversation· 3 days agoThree hundred years ago, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson first hit the shelves of London’s booksellers. The book aimed ...
As No Mow May ends, here’s why we should keep patches of lawn permanently wild
The Conversation· 2 days agoThis loss of habitat has driven nature’s decline, according to research led by birds and nature conservation charity the RSPB. If you have a lawn, then you have a chance to help reverse this ...
Riverdance at 30: how Riverdance shaped Irish dance, and reflected a multicultural Australia
The Conversation· 5 days agoThe combined talents of Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and their supporting cast showcased Irish dance in a new, exciting way in an item called Riverdance. Thirty years later, Riverdance still ...
Isolated phonics lessons aren’t working: here’s a better way to teach young children to read and...
The Conversation· 4 days agoSince 2010, five and six year-old children in England have been taught to read using a particular variant of “systematic phonics”. “Phonics” describes methods of teaching reading that emphasise ...
School suspensions are on the rise – secondary schools can tackle this by creating a sense of...
The Conversation· 2 days agoThe latest figures released by Department for Education show a stark rise in rates of school suspension, where a child is not allowed to attend the school for a set time, typically on disciplinary ...