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Huge online scam operations are flourishing in war-torn Myanmar – I travelled there to find out why -- Xu Peng, SOAS, University of London

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

How Venezuela has been preparing for a US invasion for more than two decades -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

13 days ago

Donald Trump's first step to becoming a would-be autocrat – hijacking a party -- Justin Bergman, The Conversation

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

3 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

9 days ago

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

9 days ago

From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected -- Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder

15 days ago

'This year nearly broke me as a scientist' – US researchers reflect on how 2025's science cuts have changed their lives -- Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago; Rachael Sirianni, UMass Chan Medical School, and Stephanie J. Nawyn, Michigan State University

13 days ago

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

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

9 days ago

From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill -- Andrew Latham, Macalester College

12 days ago

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

14 days ago

Who really photographed Napalm Girl? The famous war photo is now contested history -- Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland and Alison Bedford, University of Southern Queensland

14 days ago

Battleship Potemkin at 100: how the Soviet film redrew the boundaries of cinema -- Alexander Howard, University of Sydney

13 days ago

How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs -- Nolan Fahrenkopf, University at Albany, State University of New York

15 days ago

Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom -- Yao-Tai Li, UNSW Sydney

15 days ago

Trump is close to naming the new Federal Reserve chief. His choice could raise the risk of stagflation -- Henry Maher, University of Sydney

15 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

13 days ago

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

15 days ago

2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike -- Daniel E. Esser, American University School of International Service; Heiner Janus, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS); Mark Theisen, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and Tim Hailer-Röthel, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

12 days ago

Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others' success -- Salah Ben Hammou, Rice University and Jonathan Powell, University of Kentucky

16 days ago

Chile elects most right-wing leader since Pinochet – in line with regional drift, domestic tendency to punish incumbents -- Andra B. Chastain, Washington State University

16 days ago

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

13 days ago

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

20 days ago

In this age of global uncertainty, where in the world can we look for guidance? -- Ian Scoones, Institute of Development Studies

16 days ago

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

15 days ago

Getting peace right: Why justice needs to be baked into ceasefire agreements – including Ukraine's -- Valerie Morkevicius, Colgate University

16 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

16 days ago

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

20 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

20 days ago

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

18 days ago

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

21 days ago

How short-form videos could be harming young minds

21 days ago

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

22 days ago

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

20 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

20 days ago

Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue -- Francisco J. Monaldi, Rice University

20 days ago

How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark's oldest plank boat – with the help of an ancient fingerprint -- Mikael Fauvelle, Lund University

18 days ago

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

22 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)

20 days ago

Ukraine peace talks reveal a world slipping back into an acceptance of war

27 days ago

Africa's power grabs are rising – the AU's mixed response is making things worse

21 days ago

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

21 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

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

13 days ago

Jane Austen's happiness was complicated – her last heroine in Persuasion knew why

21 days ago

Sabrina Carpenter's and Chappell Roan's sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

21 days ago

The Ladykillers at 70: how one film turned British whimsy into a darkly comic masterpiece

24 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

14 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

27 days ago

3 reasons China wants global green leadership after COP30

28 days ago

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

22 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

20 days ago

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

24 days ago

What's the difference between a tumour and cancer?

24 days ago

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

9 days ago

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

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What AI earbuds can't replace: The value of learning another language

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New Nasa lunar contest could pit Elon Musk against Jeff Bezos, as US fears China will win race to Moon

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

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

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

2 months ago

The price of gold is skyrocketing. Why, and will it continue?

2 months ago

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

27 days ago

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

3 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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No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean's compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming -- Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

11 days ago

Sex with 1,000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster -- Lexi Eikelboom, Australian Catholic University

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Kim Kardashian's brain scan shows 'low activity' and holes. I'm a brain expert and I have questions -- Sarah Hellewell, Curtin University

28 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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