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Government hacks, rogue agents and no transparency: can we ever fully trust AI? -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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How the emojis and fashion choices of Germany's far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolism -- Tom Birkett, University College Cork; Felix Lummer, University College Cork, and Timothy Liam Waters, University College Cork

19 hours ago

As Ukraine rebuilds amid constant Russian attacks, small towns and villages are being sidelined -- Doug Specht, University of Westminster; Elena Orap, Bern University of Applied Sciences, and Rob Sharp

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UN leadership candidates face an era of enormous challenges -- Erika Feller, The University of Melbourne

19 hours ago

Elections in Brazil: A subdued, digital campaign heightens uncertainty about the results -- Sergio Abranches, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

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Mosque attack highlights evolving extremism landscape in Pakistan -- Saif Tahir, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Amira Jadoon, Clemson University

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Russia-Ukraine war is accelerating the dangerous race toward fully autonomous drones -- Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame

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Three T's will dominate Trump-Xi summit – but expect little movement on trade, less on Taiwan and who knows on tech -- Rana Mitter, Harvard Kennedy School

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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles – a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped -- Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick and Colum P. Dunne, University of Limerick

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Game delays for lightning may be annoying, but they save lives – a sports meteorologist explains the risk -- Chris Vagasky, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Saddam Hussein used Oliver Reed and a James Bond director to tell Iraq's story – but who tells it now? -- Matthew Alford, University of Bath

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Trump declares victory in Greenland, but the deal exposes a deeper crisis of trust -- Shannon Brincat, University of the Sunshine Coast and Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, University of the Sunshine Coast

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Ethiopia's armed opposition unites against Abiy Ahmed: 5 reads on the country's political struggles -- Julius Maina, The Conversation and Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation

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The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses -- Elena Sottilotta, University of Cambridge

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Which spiritual and political issues will be the focus of Pope Leo XIV's visit to France? -- Xavier Boniface, Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)

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When does being 'apolitical' become a political act? An ethicist on the Ed Sheeran saga -- Jacqueline Boaks, Curtin University

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Forgotten Mozart notebook reveals how a young woman learned to compose -- Stacy Olive Jarvis, University of Birmingham

3 days ago

Why AI consciousness could become the next great societal divide -- Lucius Caviola, University of Cambridge

7 days ago

Mark Carney: a master of statecraft in an era short of great orators -- Mark Shanahan, University of Surrey

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Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster -- Sara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College

4 days ago

There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it? -- Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University

10 days ago

The International Olympic Committee wants mental health screening in elite sports. Here's why -- Rosemary Purcell, The University of Melbourne

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Wendell Berry spent his life farming and writing – his legacy is an ethic of care for the natural world -- Hannah Green, University of Bristol

6 days ago

The music that made Dolly Parton a global icon -- Listen

23 days ago

Bayeux tapestry: Matilda of Flanders – the woman who was instrumental to William the Conqueror's success -- Natasha R. Hodgson, Nottingham Trent University

20 days ago

Robert Harris returns to ancient Rome with Agrippa – a novel about an empire's forgotten architect -- Catherine Steel, University of Glasgow

20 days ago

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up -- Mehebub Sahana, University of Manchester; Nimesh Dhungana, University of Manchester; Priyank Pravin Patel, Presidency University, Kolkata, and Reshma Shrestha, Kathmandu University

20 days ago

DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk -- Ryan A. Manzuk, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Why Pacific Island states should seek collective security for the region -- Anne-Marie Brady, University of Canterbury

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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now? -- Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne and Wesley Morgan, UNSW

20 days ago

Can people truly walk away from terrorism? Inside the slow work of rehabilitation -- Ramon Spaaij, Victoria University; Debra Smith, Victoria University, and Muhammad Iqbal, Victoria University

10 days ago

Portugal decriminalized drugs 25 years ago, but the real lesson is what it built around this policy -- Karyn Sporer, University of Maine and Robert Glover, University of Maine

10 days ago

Behind the betel nut smile: the quiet epidemic of oral cancer in Papua New Guinea -- Nerida Bun, The University of Papua New Guinea

20 days ago

How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease -- Richard Allen, University of Leicester; Louise Wain, University of Leicester, and Mark Spears, University of Dundee

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Could AI really kill all humans? Most scenarios require physical access, making AI armageddon unlikely -- Alessandro Di Nuovo, Sheffield Hallam University and Samuele Vinanzi, Sheffield Hallam University

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Your robotic vacuum is a witness: What home robots mean for evidence, privacy and the law -- Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University; George Grispos, Arizona State University, and Jihun Joun, Arizona State University

6 days ago

Physicists zoom into the birth of cosmic rainstorms with new CERN study -- Jesse Liu, New York University

10 days ago

Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world's 4th most common addictive drug -- Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Carney D. Matheson, Griffith University; Fakhri, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Melandri Vlok, Charles Sturt University, and Roger Papke, University of Florida

10 days ago

How 'egalitarian' Sweden became more comfortable with wealth -- Håkan Johansson, Lund University and Axel Vikström, Lund University

15 days ago

The idea of the 'company man' was forged decades ago. Its problems still haunt leaders today -- Claire Wright, University of Technology Sydney

20 days ago

These 3 charts show female-dominated jobs are actually the most exposed to AI -- Leonora Risse, Queensland University of Technology and Elise Stephenson, Australian National University

20 days ago

Why you should live your life like an accountant – and how you probably already do -- Jack Campbell, Dublin City University

20 days ago

How Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

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From Count Binface to AI Steve: why are we voting for joke candidates? -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

17 days ago

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Why Javier Milei's inflation 'miracle' in Argentina is more of a mirage

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Houthi advance boosts Iran's leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen -- Mahad D. Darar, Colorado State University

7 days ago

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, one country is keeping global prices down – by reducing demand -- Lurion De Mello, Macquarie University

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History is being rewritten at an archaeological site in Morocco. What the discovery of an ancient wall tells us -- Giulio Lucarini, National Research Council (CNR); Cyprian Broodbank, University of Cambridge, and Toby C. Wilkinson, University of Cambridge

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