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20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation -- Claudio Bozzi, Deakin University

1 day ago

'Executive power is subject to checks and balances': why King Charles cited Magna Carta in the US Congress -- Nicholas Vincent, University of East Anglia

9 hours ago

UAE's OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

2 days ago

Mali's armed groups fill a government vacuum – addressing this is key to ending the violence -- Norman Sempijja, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique and Mouhammed Ndiaye, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique

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What alternatives do Gulf states have to the Strait of Hormuz? -- David B Roberts, King's College London

9 hours ago

Arsenal might be choking again in England's Premier League. Here are 4 psychological fixes -- Alberto Filgueiras, CQUniversity Australia

17 hours ago

The six best Shakespeare adaptations that aren't in English -- Sarah Olive, Aston University

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How King Charles charmed the US while taking digs at Trump -- Philip Murphy, School of Advanced Study, University of London

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In a fractured world order, where does the global south fit in? -- Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva, Australian National University

7 days ago

The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined -- Charmaine N. Willis, Old Dominion University and Keith A. Preble, East Carolina University

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The Strait of Hormuz shows how everything is now about leverage -- Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University

8 days ago

In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems -- Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University and Carlos Ricaurte, Florida International University

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Gaza: six months of ceasefire have left the territory in rubble and little vision for the future of its people -- Rafeef Ziadah, King's College London

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Seeing an eclipse from Earth is awe-inspiring – for astronauts seeing one from space, the scene was even more grand -- Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University

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Synthetic biology promised to rewrite life – with the death of its pioneer, J. Craig Venter, how close are scientists? -- André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology

9 hours ago

How Israel's history has shaped the way it wages war -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

7 days ago

Our study looked at teens' social media behaviour in 43 countries – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms -- Roger Fernandez-Urbano, Universitat de Barcelona; Maria Rubio-Cabañez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Pablo Gracia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

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What a 'post-antibiotic era' could mean for modern medicine -- Steven W. Kerrigan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

7 days ago

Consent is a core principle in the Kamasutra – what we can learn from it today -- Sharha, Cardiff Metropolitan University

7 days ago

How scientists changed their view of insomnia -- Iuliana Hartescu, Loughborough University

7 days ago

Mozambique 'sky island' expeditions found 4 new species of chameleon – already at risk from forest loss -- Krystal Tolley, University of Johannesburg

7 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 Newfoundland

7 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 Salento

7 days ago

What is a just war? Inside the war of words between the Trump administration and the Catholic church​ -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

9 hours ago

How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable -- Mark Connick, Queensland University of Technology

3 days ago

Our Large Hadron Collider results hint at undiscovered physics -- William Barter, University of Edinburgh and Mark Smith, Imperial College London

10 days 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 Sydney

7 days ago

Why the world's banks are so worried about Anthropic's latest AI model -- Toby Walsh, UNSW Sydney

7 days ago

Meta and Microsoft have joined the tech layoff tsunami. Is AI really to blame? -- Kai Riemer, University of Sydney and Sandra Peter, University of Sydney

4 days ago

New plastic film covered in thousands of tiny pillars can tear apart viruses on contact -- Elena Ivanova, RMIT University

7 days ago

Whale strandings draw emotional responses. But repeated rescues can cause more harm -- Karen Stockin, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

7 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 University

7 days ago

Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness? -- Jonathan Roberts, Queensland University of Technology and Marc Portus, Queensland University of Technology

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You don't have to be a 'cyclist' to ride a bike. Here's how to start again

11 days ago

What is the 25th Amendment and could it be used to remove Trump from office?

15 days ago

Eating fruit is linked to lung cancer? Here's what you need to know about that new study - Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University

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6 WAYS YOUR SMARTWATCH IS LYING TO YOU, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE

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Nicole Kidman is training to be a 'death doula'. What is a death doula?

15 days ago

Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling makes it harder to protect minority voting power and alters the landscape of future elections -- Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University

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How debate about gender identity could undermine global efforts to protect victims of violence

15 days ago

From Wulfstan of York to Pete Hegseth, fake Bible verses have often been politicized -- Mo Pareles, University of British Columbia

7 days ago

Inside Southeast Asia's scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture

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Was Trump's so-called 'Jesus' image blasphemy? A religious expert explains

15 days ago

Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men

10 days ago

From Fleabag to Vladimir: why has breaking the fourth wall become so common? Alex Munt, University of Technology Sydney

7 days ago

Bollywood helped make me – now, it projects Modi's Indian nationalism

21 days ago

Drought could be making antibiotic resistance worse, scientists say

11 days ago

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here's what can be done

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Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves

1 month ago

The latest world climate report is grim, but it's not the end of the story

1 month ago

AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis

11 days ago

What is 'muscle memory' and can I improve mine?

23 days ago

Strongest evidence yet that vaping likely causes cancer

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The four types of dementia most people don't know exist

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'First contact' that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists

21 days ago

Our modern vision evolved from an ancient one-eyed worm creature

21 days ago

The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago – here's what we have learned

23 days ago

Ancient bones show dogs have been woven into human life for nearly 16,000 years

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Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What's next for the tech giant? Rajat Roy, Bond University

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Musk's SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It's also bending the rules to do so

11 days ago

Why do men sexually harass women at work? Science offers two explanations – but only one of them holds up

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Gold is meant to be a 'safe haven' in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?

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What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

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Unusual red rocks in Australia are rewriting the rules on exceptional fossil sites -- Tara Djokic, Australian Museum; UNSW Sydney

2 days 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 University

7 days 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 Sydney

7 days ago