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The Strait of Hormuz shows how everything is now about leverage -- Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University1 day ago
Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win -- Bamo Nouri, City St George's, University of London and Inderjeet Parmar, City St George's, University of London1 day ago
Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities -- James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University1 day ago
How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump -- Romain Fathi, Australian National University1 day ago
In a fractured world order, where does the global south fit in? -- Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Australian National University1 day ago
Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster1 day ago
40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl3 days ago
Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it -- Robert James Nicholls, University of East Anglia; Marjolijn Haasnoot, Utrecht University, and Piero Lionello, University of Salento1 day ago
How Israel's history has shaped the way it wages war -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation1 day ago
Supreme Court's 'shadow docket' brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation -- Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University1 day ago
From Wulfstan of York to Pete Hegseth, fake Bible verses have often been politicized -- Mo Pareles, University of British Columbia1 day ago
Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami – but is AI really to blame? -- Kai Riemer, University of Sydney and Sandra Peter, University of Sydney1 day ago
Why the world's banks are so worried about Anthropic's latest AI model -- Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney1 day ago
Mozambique 'sky island' expeditions found 4 new species of chameleon – already at risk from forest loss -- Krystal Tolley, University of Johannesburg1 day ago
What a 'post-antibiotic era' could mean for modern medicine -- Steven W. Kerrigan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences1 day ago
Consent is a core principle in the Kamasutra – what we can learn from it today -- Sharha, Cardiff Metropolitan University1 day ago
How scientists changed their view of insomnia -- Iuliana Hartescu, Loughborough University1 day ago
Could revisiting Asimov's laws help us avoid AI's 'Chernobyl moment'? -- Francesco Grillo, Bocconi University1 day ago
Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics -- William Barter, University of Edinburgh and Mark Smith, Imperial College London4 days ago
Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that's crucial for their survival -- Kate Marie Quigley, James Cook University and Elise Thérèse Gisèle Dehont, Memorial University of Newfoundland1 day ago
Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran? -- Andrew Latham, Macalester College1 day ago
Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What's next for the tech giant? -- Rajat Roy, Bond University4 days ago
We designed the turf for soccer's biggest World Cup ever – here's how we created the same playing experience across 3 countries -- John N. Trey Rogers, Michigan State University; Jackie Lyn A. Guevara, Michigan State University; John Sorochan, University of Tennessee, and Ryan Bearss, Michigan State University1 day ago
How does imagination really work in the brain? New theory upends what we knew -- Thomas Pace, University of the Sunshine Coast and Roger Koenig-Robert, University of Technology Sydney; UNSW Sydney1 day ago
New plastic film covered in thousands of tiny pillars can tear apart viruses on contact -- Elena Ivanova, RMIT University1 day ago
Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm -- Karen Stockin, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University1 day ago
Eating fruit is linked to lung cancer? Here's what you need to know about that new study -- Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University4 days ago
You don't have to be a 'cyclist' to ride a bike. Here's how to start again5 days ago
What is the 25th Amendment and could it be used to remove Trump from office?9 days ago
Pope Leo's resolute response to Trump attack reveals a man of God, not politics8 days ago
Who is Hungary's Péter Magyar and how he overturned Viktor Orbán's illiberal democracy8 days ago
How do teens really use AI companions? With more creativity than you might think9 days ago
6 WAYS YOUR SMARTWATCH IS LYING TO YOU, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE5 days ago
How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence9 days ago
Nicole Kidman is training to be a 'death doula'. What is a death doula?9 days ago
Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men4 days ago
Was Trump's so-called 'Jesus' image blasphemy? A religious expert explains9 days ago
From Fleabag to Vladimir: why has breaking the fourth wall become so common? Alex Munt, University of Technology Sydney1 day ago
In mediating the US-Iran peace talks, Pakistan is flexing its geopolitical muscles15 days ago
Inside Southeast Asia's scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture8 days ago
Three reasons Donald Trump won't pull the US out of Nato4 days ago
Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters9 days ago
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Bollywood helped make me – now, it projects Modi's Indian nationalism15 days ago
Despairing at the state of the world? The ancient Greeks and Romans knew the feeling15 days ago
Silence: a brief literary history17 days ago
Rock art thousands of years old sheds new light on the mysterious Tasmanian tiger25 days ago
Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say5 days ago
The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here's what can be done8 days ago
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves26 days ago
The latest world climate report is grim, but it's not the end of the story30 days ago
AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis5 days ago
What is 'muscle memory' and can I improve mine?17 days ago
Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer25 days ago
The four types of dementia most people don't know exist26 days ago
'First contact' that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists15 days ago
Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one-eyed worm creature15 days ago
The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago – here's what we have learned17 days ago
Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years26 days ago
Musk's SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It's also bending the rules to do so5 days ago
Why do men sexually harass women at work? Science offers two explanations – but only one of them holds up26 days ago
Gold is meant to be a 'safe haven' in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?30 days ago
Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout30 days ago
What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance2 months ago
The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century2 months ago
How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast7 months ago
Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration10 months ago
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3 reasons the war between the US, Israel and Iran is headed for a frozen conflict -- Jessica Genauer, UNSW Sydney and Benedict Moleta, Australian National University1 day ago
We can't know if Donald Trump has dementia. Even if he did, it wouldn't excuse his actions -- Joyce Siette, Western Sydney University and Paul Strutt, Western Sydney University1 day ago
The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseout -- Wesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney and Ben Newell, UNSW Sydney1 day ago