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Why AI consciousness could become the next great societal divide -- Lucius Caviola, University of Cambridge

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Putin's United Russia will win – but vote tally, turnout and level of coercion will tell the real story of Russia's wartime elections -- Regina Smyth, Indiana University

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Why Canada may become the European Union's first ever 'associate member' -- Stewart Prest, University of British Columbia

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Houthi advance boosts Iran's leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia – but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen -- Mahad D. Darar, Colorado State University

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Rapid Houthi advances in Yemen pose massive strategic risks for Saudi Arabia in the Gulf -- Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University

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Iran's threat to cut undersea cables in Strait of Hormuz poses a serious threat to Gulf states -- John Aitken, RAND Europe

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How Germany's far-right AfD is courting the voters it promises to deport -- Deniz Torcu, IE University

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Ancient teeth reveal the Ice Age origins of the world's 4th most common addictive drug -- Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Carney D. Matheson, Griffith University; Fakhri, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN); Melandri Vlok, Charles Sturt University, and Roger Papke, University of Florida

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There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it? -- Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University

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Pardoned by Trump and escaping charges at home, ex-Honduran leader's case shows a nation's struggle for sovereignty -- Laura Blume, University of Nevada, Reno

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Sudan's military is accused of using chlorine bombs: here's how they work and what the law says -- Anneleen van der Meer, Leiden University

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New world map makes Africa look bigger: what's the fuss about? Cartographers explain - Jack Swab, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream -- Diana Orcés, American University

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Banking scandal rocks Brazil's politics and the country's presidential election in October -- Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University

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Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin's recent diplomacy blitz -- Alexey D Muraviev, Edith Cowan University

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African Union peacekeeping is growing as UN missions decline: research finds a mixed record of success -- Richard Fosu, Monash University; Ayotunde Giwa, Northern Arizona University, and Christopher Amrobo Enemuwe, Idaho State University

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Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up -- Mehebub Sahana, University of Manchester; Nimesh Dhungana, University of Manchester; Priyank Pravin Patel, Presidency University, Kolkata, and Reshma Shrestha, Kathmandu University

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Trump's thumbs-up to Irish reunification breaks with precedent, but evokes earlier age of White House support -- Bryan McGovern, Kennesaw State University

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Physicists zoom into the birth of cosmic rainstorms with new CERN study -- Jesse Liu, New York University

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Portugal decriminalized drugs 25 years ago, but the real lesson is what it built around this policy -- Karyn Sporer, University of Maine and Robert Glover, University of Maine

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Journeying through Syria's shattered cities as they move from war to peace -- Osman Bahadir Dincer, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) ; Bahar Baser, Durham University, and Zeynep Sahin Mencütek, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)

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E1: the illegal settlement at the heart of the UK's West Bank trade ban -- Rory McCarthy, Durham University

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DRC's cobalt exports contain unreported uranium – our study estimates the global nuclear risk -- Ryan A. Manzuk, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The music that made Dolly Parton a global icon -- Listen

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Bayeux tapestry: Matilda of Flanders – the woman who was instrumental to William the Conqueror's success -- Natasha R. Hodgson, Nottingham Trent University

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Robert Harris returns to ancient Rome with Agrippa – a novel about an empire's forgotten architect -- Catherine Steel, University of Glasgow

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: a queer slasher about trauma and desire -- Darren Elliott-Smith, University of Stirling

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Why Pacific Island states should seek collective security for the region -- Anne-Marie Brady, University of Canterbury

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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now? -- Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne and Wesley Morgan, UNSW

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Sunscreen for lakes and dams: could a thin floating layer of nanomaterial shield water from evaporation? -- Daniel Kwasi Kpeglo, University of South Africa

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Butterflies are on the move as the planet warms: new research -- Shawan Chowdhury, Monash University; Aletta Bonn, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, and Jonathan Lenoir, Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)

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Can people truly walk away from terrorism? Inside the slow work of rehabilitation -- Ramon Spaaij, Victoria University; Debra Smith, Victoria University, and Muhammad Iqbal, Victoria University

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Behind the betel nut smile: the quiet epidemic of oral cancer in Papua New Guinea -- Nerida Bun, The University of Papua New Guinea

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How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease -- Richard Allen, University of Leicester; Louise Wain, University of Leicester, and Mark Spears, University of Dundee

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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

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Early mammals weren't all loners, as scientists thought – some already lived in pairs alongside the dinosaurs -- Carsten Schradin, Université de Strasbourg; University of the Witwatersrand

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China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It's unlike anything NASA has done

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How a 'psychic' horse named Clever Hans changed the way we do science -- Matyáš Moravec, Queen's University Belfast

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Sam Altman says we're 'in the singularity' with AI. Here's why he's wrong -- Kai Riemer, University of Sydney and Sandra Peter, University of Sydney

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How 'egalitarian' Sweden became more comfortable with wealth -- Håkan Johansson, Lund University and Axel Vikström, Lund University

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The idea of the 'company man' was forged decades ago. Its problems still haunt leaders today -- Claire Wright, University of Technology Sydney

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These 3 charts show female-dominated jobs are actually the most exposed to AI -- Leonora Risse, Queensland University of Technology and Elise Stephenson, Australian National University

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Why you should live your life like an accountant – and how you probably already do -- Jack Campbell, Dublin City University

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How Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

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From Count Binface to AI Steve: why are we voting for joke candidates? -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

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

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Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps -- Sébastien Caquard, Concordia University

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The failure to stop 9/11 was a catastrophe. But even bigger mistakes were made in its aftermath -- Greg Barton, Deakin University

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