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Tragedy has struck Lisbon's funicular railway. A transport expert explains how these old-fashioned trains work -- Peter Newman, Curtin University

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What's behind the rioting in Indonesia? And will the much-loathed political elite back down? -- Tim Lindsey, The University of Melbourne

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Donald Trump was once India's best friend. How did it all go wrong? -- Ian Hall, Griffith University

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The west's image of Vladimir Putin as untrustworthy is getting in the way of peace in Ukraine

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China's electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada

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Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows -- Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University

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Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here's what happens next -- Rob Nicholls, University of Sydney

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DRC's latest peace deal is breaking down and it isn't the first – what's being done wrong

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China's WWII anniversary parade rekindles fears in Taiwan of future conflict

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Trump's tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade

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What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world - Michael Toole, Burnet Institute

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Israel's killing of journalists follows a pattern of silencing Palestinian media that stretches back to 1967 -- Maha Nassar, University of Arizona

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Russia's GPS interference: do I need to worry when flying? -- Lucia McCallum, University of Tasmania

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China's increased military might gives it new weapon in challenging global order

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Sex, Stalin and Shostakovich: the story of the 1934 opera the Soviet leader walked out of

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The science behind a freediver's 29-minute breath hold world record

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Gaza: civilian death toll outpaces other modern wars - Neta Crawford, University of Oxford

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The Pacific's united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining

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What are ShinyHunters, the hackers that attacked Google? Should we all be worried?

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China may not invade Taiwan, but rather blockade it. How would this work?

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Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza

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Forcing Zelensky to hand Putin Ukraine's 'fortress belt' in Donetsk will lose it the war

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What will happen to the legal status of 'sinking' nations when their land is gone?

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How can the International Criminal Court achieve justice for women? Olivera Simic, Griffith University

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How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation

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Trump isn't the first US politician to pick a fight with the Smithsonian. But this time could be different

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American capitalism is being remade by state power

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In a post-truth world, what happens if we can't trust US economic data any more?

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Why Donald Trump's plans to prosecute flag burning divides his supporters

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New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea

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See Earth's seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map -- Drew Terasaki Hart, CSIRO

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The problem with Auschwitz-Birkenau's new digital camp replica -- Emily-Rose Baker, University of Southampton

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This man could become Turkey's next president. Erdoğan is doing everything to stop him

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Taylor Swift is engaged. She's been getting her fans ready for this moment for 20 years

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World maps get Africa's size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

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Kharkiv: what I saw in Ukraine's 'unbreakable' eastern capital - Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth

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Why a new 'iron curtain' is being built across Europe. This time it's to keep Russia out

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The Trump administration wants to use the military against drug traffickers. This may backfire

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Systemic corruption and bad governance are keeping Haitians impoverished

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Israel's attacks on Gaza are putting people with disabilities at extreme risk - Aleta Moriarty, The University of Melbourne

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Israel's plan for massive new West Bank settlement would make a Palestinian state impossible

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Netanyahu remains unmoved by Israel's lurch toward pariah status

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'There's no such thing as someone else's children' – Omar El Akkad bears witness to the destruction of Gaza

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Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' still speaks to a nation vacillating between hope and despair

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How Nollywood films help Kenyan housemaids make sense of their lives - Solomon Waliaula, Maasai Mara University

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Often parents and schools disagree about whether something is 'bullying': what happens next?

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From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes

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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here's what it did to pollinators

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Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects

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Why are young men 'T maxxing' testosterone? Do they need it? And what are the risks?

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Not all processed foods are bad for you. Here's what you can tell from reading the label

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What happens if I eat too much protein? Margaret Murray, Swinburne University of Technology

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Medicinal cannabis is most often prescribed for pain, anxiety and sleep. Does it work?

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In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and 'companions' pose unique psychological risks

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Ancient shells and pottery reveal the vast 3,200-years-old trade routes of Oceania's Indigenous peoples

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Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis reveals how far they travelled to get it

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Generative AI is not a 'calculator for words'. 5 reasons why this idea is misleading

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Why gold may be losing its shine as a safe-haven investment - David McMillan, University of Stirling

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How can you be sure your clothing has been produced ethically?

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Werewolf exes and billionaire CEOs: why cheesy short dramas are taking over our social media feeds

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It might seem like Trump is winning his trade war. But the US could soon be in a world of pain

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

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Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast

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How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast

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80 years since the end of World War II, a dangerous legacy lingers in the Pacific -- Stacey Pizzino, The University of Queensland and Bryan G. Fry, The University of Queensland

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How Sweden's 'secondhand only' shopping mall is changing retail -- Mary-Ann Ball, Nottingham Trent University

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