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Germany legalises cannabis, but makes it hard to buy

A costumed cannabis supporter holds a banner against prohibition during the annual Hemp Parade on August 12, 2023 in Berlin, Germany

Under the law backed by MPs, possession will be legal, but strict rules mean it will be complicated.

Health workers still waiting for promised payments

Social enterprises say hardworking front-line staff have not received one-off payments agreed last May.

Climate change linked to rise in mental distress among teens, according to Drexel study

Worsening human-induced climate change may have effects beyond the widely reported rising sea levels, higher temperatures, and impacts on food supply and migration -- and may also extend to influencing mental distress among high schoolers in the United States.

Similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation

Researchers have discovered profound similarities and surprising differences between humans and insects in the production of the critical light-absorbing molecule of the retina, 11-cis-retinal, also known as the 'visual chromophore.' The findings deepen understanding of how mutations in the RPE65 enzyme cause retinal diseases, especially Leber congenital amaurosis, a devastating childhood blinding disease.

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Germany legalises cannabis, but makes it hard to buy

Health workers still waiting for promised payments

Climate change linked to rise in mental distress among teens, according to Drexel study

Similarities and differences in human and insect vision formation

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