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Israel: Netanyahu considering early election but can he convince people he's winning the war? -- Brian Brivati, Kingston University

12 hours ago

What will batteries of the future be made of? Four scientists discuss the options – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

12 hours ago

Sudan's war is an economic disaster: here's how bad it could get -- Khalid Siddig, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

12 hours ago

Immigrants in Europe and North America earn 18% less than natives – here's why -- Are Skeie Hermansen, University of Oslo; Andrew Penner, University of California, Irvine, and Marta M. Elvira, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra)

12 hours ago

What Trump's decision to send more weapons to Ukraine will mean for the war -- David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham

2 days ago

Trump's changing stance on Epstein files is testing the loyalty of his Maga base -- Robert Dover, University of Hull

12 hours ago

Why is Israel bombing Syria? -- Ali Mamouri, Deakin University

2 days ago

Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and US -- Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King's College London

12 hours ago

Chimamanda's Lagos homecoming wasn't just a book launch, it was a cultural moment -- Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University

12 hours ago

Connie Francis was the voice of a generation and the soundtrack of post-war America - Leigh Carriage, Southern Cross University

12 hours ago

'Nothing quite like it in the history of espionage' – the Russian spies who pretended to be American

22 hours ago

China's insertion into India-Pakistan waters dispute adds a further ripple in South Asia - Pintu Kumar Mahla, University of Arizona

22 hours ago

Separated men are nearly 5 times more likely to take their lives than married men

22 hours ago

Is it okay to boil water more than once, or should you empty the kettle every time?

22 hours ago

'Don't tell me!' Why some people love spoilers – and others will run a mile

21 hours ago

AI is now part of our world. Uni graduates should know how to use it responsibly

22 hours ago

Trump's Brazil tariffs point more to his enduring bond with far-right Bolsonaro than economic concerns

22 hours ago

Cleaner air in east Asia may have driven recent acceleration in global warming, our new study indicates

22 hours ago

Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran's nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground

22 hours ago

AI can be your wingman when online dating – but should you let it?

22 hours ago

Why the Nazis stole a fragment of the Bayeux tapestry -- Millie Horton-Insch, Trinity College Dublin

2 days ago

Do women really need more sleep than men? A sleep psychologist explains -- Amelia Scott, Macquarie University

1 day ago

How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training

22 hours ago

Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria's military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy

22 hours ago

Whose turn is it? The question is at the heart of language and chimpanzees ask it too -- Kayla Kolff, Osnabrück University and Simone Pika, Osnabrück University

2 days ago

Russian Imperial Movement: how a far-right group outlawed by the UK is spreading terror across Europe

22 hours ago

How does the PKK's disarmament affect Turkey, Syria and Iraq?

21 hours ago

UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Khmer Rouge atrocity sites – paving the way for other sites of conflict

22 hours ago

How UK-France 'one in, one out' migration deal will work – and what the challenges could be

17 hours ago

When big sports events expand, their climate footprint expands too

17 hours ago

Over €10 billion has now been pledged for Ukraine's recovery. It's nowhere near enough

22 hours ago

Don't blame toxic masculinity for online misogyny – the manosphere is hurting men too

22 hours ago

How 1860s Mexico offered an alternative vision for a liberal international order

22 hours ago

Are 'ghost stores' haunting your social media feed? How to spot and avoid them

7 days ago

What is the Strait of Hormuz and why is it so important for global shipping?

7 days ago

Sound recordings can give us an animal-eye view of the war in Ukraine - Janine Natalya Clark, University of Birmingham

1 day ago

A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region's conflicts − will it be enough?

7 days ago

What makes 'great powers' great? And how will they adapt to a multipolar world?

22 hours ago

Cycling can be 4 times more efficient than walking. A biomechanics expert explains why

22 hours ago

The US has high hopes for a new Gaza ceasefire, but Israel's long-term aims seem far less peaceful

7 days ago

The Bangladesh delta is under a dangerous level of strain, analysis reveals -- Md Sarwar Hossain, University of Glasgow

7 days ago

Many fish are social, but pesticides are pushing them apart -- Kyle Morrison, UNSW Sydney

3 days ago

Georgia: how democracy is being eroded fast as government shifts towards Russia

22 hours ago

Thailand's judiciary is flexing its muscles, but away from PM's plight, dozens of activists are at the mercy of capricious courts

7 days ago

China's interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet's water supply

17 hours ago

Welcome to post-growth Europe – can anyone accept this new political reality?

21 hours ago

AI is driving down the price of knowledge – universities have to rethink what they offer

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8 months ago

Bonnets, speech bubbles and 'cheeky easter eggs': a graphic biography of Jane Austen is subtly sophisticated -- Kerrie Davies, UNSW Sydney

21 hours ago

Superman wasn't always so squeaky clean – in early comics he was a radical vigilante

17 hours ago

Can't work out without music? Neither could the ancient Greeks and Romans -- Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia

4 days ago

Greek and Roman nymphs weren't just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too

7 days ago

Thinking of trekking to Everest Base Camp? Don't leave home without this expert advice

22 hours ago

Fewer people doesn't always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan

7 days ago

We don't need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here's why

7 days ago

More and more tourists are flocking to Antarctica. Let's stop it from being loved to death

14 days ago

Why do some autistic people walk differently?

21 hours ago

Even a day off alcohol makes a difference – our timeline maps the health benefits when you stop drinking

22 hours ago

Sleep divorce: could sleeping separately from your partner lead to a better night's rest? -- Alix Mellor, Monash University

7 days ago

Too much vitamin B6 can be toxic. 3 symptoms to watch out for -- Nial Wheate, Macquarie University and Slade Matthews, University of Sydney

14 days ago

Scientists could be accidentally damaging fossils with a method we thought was safe

22 hours ago

What makes a good AI prompt? Here are 4 expert tips -- Sandra Peter, University of Sydney and Kai Riemer, University of Sydney

9 days ago

Trauma is carried in your DNA. But science reveals a more complicated story -- Tara-Lyn Camilleri, Monash University

16 days ago

A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they've solved the mystery

14 days ago

China-US trade war: the next 90 days are a big deal for Beijing as it seeks long-term solutions

28 days ago

G20 is too elite. There's a way to fix that though – economists

28 days ago

As Warren Buffett prepares to retire, does his investing philosophy have a future?

28 days ago

Could Trump be leading the world into recession? Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London

28 days ago

How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

1 month ago

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

28 days ago

Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

2 months ago

How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

3 months ago

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1 year ago

Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts -- Emma Shortis, RMIT University; Ali Mamouri, Deakin University; Ian Parmeter, Australian National University; Jasmine-Kim Westendorf, The University of Melbourne, and Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University

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