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Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst-case scenario for Gulf states -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

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Who are Iran's new leaders? A look at 6 the US placed a bounty on – 2 of whom are already dead -- Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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How the US copied a cheap Iranian kamikaze drone and used it to bomb Iran -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

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Trump's war language is aggressive and extreme. It also offers some insight into his thinking

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Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region -- Rabia Akhtar, Harvard Kennedy School; University of Lahore

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Fines alone won't stop big tech behaving badly. Here's what might work

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Ethiopia's national dialogue was meant to heal the nation, but divisions are deepening

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Oil price surge is hurting African economies: scholars in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa take stock -- Stephen Onyeiwu, Allegheny College; Ibrahima Thiam, Université Iba Der Thiam de Thiès; Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand; Tsegay Tekleselassie, Wellesley College, and XN Iraki, University of Nairobi

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How birds are spreading plastic pollution - Andy J. Green, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC); Manchester Metropolitan University

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Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington's allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella

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Hundreds of hungry mosquitoes, a student volunteer and a mesh suit helped us figure out how these deadly insects reach their targets -- David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Where did the ancient Greeks and Romans think lightning came from? Hint: not just the gods

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Human vision: what we actually see – and don't see – tells us a lot about consciousness

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'Sleep divorce': could separate beds improve your health?

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You probably agree with the animals on which bird calls, frog noises and cricket chirps are most attractive – new research -- Logan S. James, The University of Texas at Austin; McGill University

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Evangelical holy war: Why some Christians think Trump will end the world - Matthew Burkholder, University of Toronto

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Secrets, sexism and hypocrisy: Bonfire of the Murdochs reveals the family's real succession drama

8 days ago

Hungary's Viktor Orbán reignites his hostility towards Ukraine as he prepares for April elections

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Tourist visits to Madagascar help conserve some forests, but others suffer: study suggests what to do

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From gym to jawline: What looksmaxxing says about modern masculinity -- Jillian Sunderland, University of Toronto and Jordan Foster, MacEwan University

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Project Hail Mary is packed with hard science. An astrophysicist breaks it down -- Sara Webb, Swinburne University of Technology

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Moulin Rouge! turns 25: how Baz Luhrmann reinvented the movie musical

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Khaby Lame is the world's most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese-born star who sold his identity

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Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere exposes the business model of misogyny

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Men can get out of the manosphere. Here's what former incels say about why they left - Joshua Thorburn, Monash University and Steven Roberts, Monash University

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Why some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilisations

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Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air

6 days ago

Largest ever Parkinson's study shows how symptoms differ between men and women

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Babies learn a lot in their first year. But their behaviour doesn't always tell the full story

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All 5 fundamental units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample

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Why global methane levels spiked during COVID lockdowns

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Iraq war's aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

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Desperate to flee abuse in Cambodian scam compounds, these young Indonesians are now facing suspicion back home

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Climate finance has failed Africa twice over – how to fix it

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How Dracula became a red-hot lover -- Stanley Stepanic, University of Virginia

25 days ago

Wuthering Heights looks lush – but it's a bad film and a worse adaptation

27 days ago

What Bridgerton's 'pinnacle' tells us about sex talk today

24 days ago

Charli XCX turned Wuthering Heights into a sonic gothic masterpiece -- Lillian Hingley, University of Oxford

1 month ago

Can African penguins be brought back from the brink? Better designed no-fishing zones could help

10 days ago

Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

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Deep in the Amazon, I discovered this monkey's ingenious survival tactic -- Adrian Barnett, University of Greenwich

2 months ago

Marine protected areas aren't in the right places to safeguard dolphins and whales in the South Atlantic -- Guilherme Maricato, UFRJ; Clinton N. Jenkins, Florida International University; Maria Alice S. Alves, UERJ, and Rodrigo Tardin, UFRJ

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Can blood tests really detect cancer?

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Intermittent fasting doesn't have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some

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We studied primary care in 6 rich countries – it's under unprecedented strain everywhere

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Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression and anxiety – new study

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20 BILLION GALAXIES: NEW SURVEY OF THE SKY WILL REVEAL THE UNIVERSE IN UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL

24 days ago

How China is betting cheap AI will get the world hooked on its tech

23 days ago

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn't wear off quickly

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Is AI really 'intelligent'? This philosopher says yes

27 days ago

Does 'free' shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know

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Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study

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Why Trump's new pick for Fed chair hit gold and silver markets – for good reasons

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Why the world's central bankers had to speak up against Trump's attacks on the Fed

2 months ago

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

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

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

6 months ago

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

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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

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Is it healthier to only eat until you're 80% full? The Japanese philosophy of hara hachi bu -- Aisling Pigott, Cardiff Metropolitan University

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