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What the US strike on Venezuela could mean for global oil prices

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4 PIVOTAL ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD THAT WILL POSE A TEST TO DEMOCRACY IN 2026

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US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don't know about the legal position

7 hours ago

Cuba's leaders just lost an ally in Maduro − if starved of Venezuelan oil, they may also lose what remains of their public support

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Venezuela's civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split

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Greenland's melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont

1 day ago

From Kathmandu to Casablanca, a generation under surveillance is rising up -- Amani Braa, Université de Montréal

2 days ago

How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife -- Emily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh

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China's five green economy challenges in 2026 -- Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham

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Venezuela, Gaza, Ukraine: is the UN failing?

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As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations? -- Alizée Pillod, Université de Montréal

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How I used AI to transform myself from a female dance artist to an all-male post-punk band – and what that means for other musicians -- Priscilla Angelique-Page, Nottingham Trent University

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here's what to watch for in 2026 -- Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University

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I grew up in the world's coldest city without central heating. Here's what the world can learn from us -- Yangang Xing, Nottingham Trent University

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Syria's incomplete security transition has left gaps for Islamic State to exploit -- Haian Dukhan, Teesside University and Rahaf Aldoughli, Lancaster University

16 days ago

Bird flu warnings are being ignored. I've seen this pattern before -- Nikki Ikani, Leiden University; King's College London

21 days ago

Sudan's civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict -- Christopher Tounsel, University of Washington

21 days ago

Autocrats have long lists of political enemies. This is how Donald Trump has tried to silence his -- Justin Bergman, The Conversation

2 days ago

The enduring power of journalism in a world of more media and less freedom -- James Rodgers, City St George's, University of London

16 days ago

From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected

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China and Mongolia are battling to control massive dust storms -- Thomas White, King's College London; Andreas Baas, King's College London, and Han Cheng, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

22 days ago

'Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!' Iranian unrest is about more than the economy − protesters reject the Islamic Republic's whole rationale -- Kamran Talattof, University of Arizona

2 days ago

How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs

4 days ago

Battleship Potemkin at 100: how the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema

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Epstein's victims deserve more attention than his 'client list' -- Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University

23 days ago

2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike

4 days ago

How Hannah Arendt can help us understand this new age of far-right populism -- Christopher J. Finlay, Durham University

11 days ago

Marriage and migration: what happens when men return to the family home in Botswana -- Unaludo Sechele, University of the Free State

21 days ago

West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers' interests -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell

27 days ago

Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership ... for now -- Hyeran Jo, Texas A&M University and Yoon Jung Choi, Texas A&M University; Sejong Institute

21 days ago

Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others' success

4 days ago

Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine's

4 days ago

AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving -- Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University

27 days ago

Asia's scamming gangs target Timor-Leste as their next frontier – but they may have misjudged the small island nation -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

27 days ago

Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests? -- Kate Dooley, The University of Melbourne

26 days ago

Pandas, pingpong and ancient canals: President Xi's hosting style says a lot about Chinese diplomacy -- Xianda Huang, University of California, Los Angeles

24 days ago

Germany's plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers -- Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond

29 days ago

How short-form videos could be harming young minds

29 days ago

Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

28 days ago

Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend -- Alexander M. Laskaris, University of Florida and Olivier Walther, University of Florida

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Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive -- Paul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti

16 days ago

Brigitte Bardot defined the modern woman and defied social norms -- Ben McCann, University of Adelaide

11 days ago

'Rage bait' is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger -- Laurence Grondin-Robillard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

27 days ago

In a cynical industry, Rob Reiner's films taught us the power of sincerity -- Adam Daniel, Western Sydney University

24 days ago

We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead

30 days ago

Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction - Alice Godden, University of East Anglia

22 days ago

Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global

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Iran's record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper

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Can you wear the same pair of socks more than once? -- Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester

30 days ago

Dick Van Dyke credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer -- Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

27 days ago

More women are using steroids – and many don't know the risks

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What's the difference between a tumour and cancer?

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Internet shutdowns are increasing dramatically in Africa – a new book explains why -- Tony Roberts, Institute of Development Studies

23 days ago

With Nvidia's second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade

28 days ago

What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science -- Vitomir Kovanovic, University of South Australia

20 days ago

Can bigger-is-better 'scaling laws' keep AI improving forever? History says we can't be too sure

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How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation's poor

30 days ago

Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades. Now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go

2 months ago

Africa's trade deal with the US was left in limbo: what exporters can do about it

2 months ago

New study finds luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies

2 months ago

The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century - Listen

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How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast

4 months ago

Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

6 months ago

Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast

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Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains -- Sarah Heathcote, Australian National University

4 days ago

Trump's intervention in Venezuela: the 3 warnings for the world -- Donald Rothwell, Australian National University

2 days ago

I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump's attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers -- Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology

5 days ago

Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues -- Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, University of the Sunshine Coast and Shannon Brincat, University of the Sunshine Coast

29 days ago

Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people's sense of the world -- Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney and T.J. Thomson, RMIT University

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