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Ukraine war: inside the longstanding conflict between politicians and military commanders -- Sarah Whitmore, Oxford Brookes University and Bettina Renz, University of Nottingham

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'I can't work in the farce of climate change tourism': why Antarctic guides quit -- Zdenka Sokolickova, University of Groningen; Christy Hehir, University of Surrey, and Elizabeth Cooper, University of Groningen

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Featuring Trump on US coins and bills would put America in rare company -- Jacques Hymans, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California

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More than half of Earth's migratory bird species are declining – here's how we can still save them - Peter Marra, Georgetown University and Nathan W. Cooper, Smithsonian Institution

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Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research -- Jake Brooker, Utrecht University and Zanna Clay, Durham University

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Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important -- Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida

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The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist -- Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College

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Why new Houthi threats in the Red Sea could spell trouble for global oil prices and inflation -- Sanjoy Paul, University of Technology Sydney

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Ugandan women work in the Middle East even though they face abuse. They told us why -- Hanne O. Mogensen, University of Copenhagen and Julaina A. Obika, Gulu University

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Amid grinding war, Ukrainians want their voices heard -- Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder; Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, and John O'Loughlin, University of Colorado Boulder

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How was the first language formed? -- Eloise Stevens, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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What science loses when T. rex becomes a trophy -- Kristi Curry Rogers, Macalester College

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Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: new research uncovers their genetic and historic value -- Jan Nyssen, Ghent University; Alemtsehay Tsegay, Mekelle University; Emnet Negash, Ghent University; Oregon State University; Federica Sulas, University of Gothenburg; Mariano Ucchesu, Université de Montpellier; Tesfaalem Gebreyohannes, Mekelle University, and Yemane Hailu Fissuh

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Africa's Greater Horn region is facing a looming polycrisis fueled by conflict, prices, climate and disease -- Daniel Maxwell, Tufts University; Alex de Waal, Tufts University; Luka Kuol, University of Juba; Merry Fitzpatrick, Tufts University, and Peter Hailey, Tufts University

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When a teenager makes the 'stupid choice', their brain is working exactly as designed -- Evelyn Svingen, University of Birmingham

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The U.S. just approved a giant space mirror to test 'sunlight on demand.' Low Earth orbit is getting weird -- Samantha Lawler, University of Regina and Aaron Boley, University of British Columbia

9 days ago

China has cracked down on AI companions. What can we learn from this? -- Joseph Crawford, University of Tasmania and Michael Cowling, RMIT University

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The Commonwealth Games are here, with fewer sports, more nations and an uncertain future -- Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania and Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University

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As its support in Lebanon wanes, Hezbollah faces a difficult decision about its future -- Mariam Farida, Macquarie University

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Could Count Binface actually win? -- Paul Whiteley, University of Essex

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Israel and Lebanon have a long history of failed ceasefires – will this time be any different? -- Anthony Wanis-St John, American University School of International Service and Federico Manfredi Firmian, American University School of International Service

9 days ago

'We are waiting for the Americans to save us' – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within

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Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free 'dopamine apps' Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology

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Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis

9 days ago

Backed into a corner by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, Trump may resort to even more reckless escalation -- Greg Barton, Deakin University

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For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different -- Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University

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We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

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Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 western agencies driven by data or bias? -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

14 days ago

China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: why it's a problem -- Adrino Mazenda, University of Pretoria

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How Sam Neill's Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of palaeontologists -- Nic Rawlence, University of Otago

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Can we map The Odyssey? How ancient geographers and modern researchers have traced Odysseus's travels -- Pragya Agarwal, Loughborough University

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The mystery behind what killed Botticelli's muse: has a 550-year-old medical case been solved? -- Paolo Pozzilli, Queen Mary University of London

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The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?

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The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan's music shaped a revolution

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Reading Homer's Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok

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How 'catchy' music is driven by rhythmic patterns

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How an El Niño becomes a super El Niño -- Listen

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Hummingbirds and pineapples: why this ancient relationship hits the evolutionary sweetspot -- Jamie Thompson, University of Reading

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Levels of 'forever chemicals' in dolphins and whales are rising globally

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The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it's a warning for our future

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Five hidden pitfalls of fitness tracking -- Sahar Bakr, Nottingham Trent University

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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know how -- Robert Munn, University of Otago

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Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food? -- Margaret Murray, Swinburne University of Technology

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Does the body really 'keep the score' after trauma? How the debunked idea of 'repressed memories' is making a comeback

27 days ago

30 years since Dolly the sheep was born, where is cloning technology at now? -- Sathana Dushyanthen, The University of Melbourne

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Megalodon's legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery -- David Hone, Queen Mary University of London

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Spider fangs are one of their scariest features – new fossils reveal their origins

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Today's space race could turn fatal if we don't agree on new rules -- Cassandra Steer, Australian National University

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Trump has made more than $1 billion from crypto in a year. How? -- Marta Khomyn, Adelaide University

21 days ago

Central bank gold holdings are at a 50-year high. What's behind the jump in reserves? -- Luke Hartigan, University of Sydney

27 days ago

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

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China's ability to weather Trump's trade war was two decades in the making -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Why Javier Milei's inflation 'miracle' in Argentina is more of a mirage

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

5 months ago

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

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Messi is old, short and slow. How is he still dominating at the World Cup? -- Gert-Jan Pepping, Australian Catholic University and Thomas McGuckian, Australian Catholic University

20 days ago

Trump is rehashing old claims the 2020 election was stolen. His real aim: sowing doubt in the midterms -- Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Flinders University

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