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Even if Hamas disarms, the challenge in Gaza will be accountability

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We investigated Russia's military indoctrination of Ukrainian children in occupied territories – what we found was more shocking than we could have imagined

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How Israeli conduct in the West Bank could derail Donald Trump's latest peace plan for Gaza -- Julie M. Norman, UCL

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Kyrgyzstan's Dordoi Bazaar: a world made from shipping containers and a city within a city

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Regime Change might be 2026's nonfiction bestseller. Here's why it's essential, chilling reading -- Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University

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Rocketman Gosling, a porn star documentary and creepypasta nightmares: what to stream in August -- Noor Gillani, The Conversation

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Do we really need 10,000 steps a day? -- Hunter Bennett, Adelaide University

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey disappoints in its portrayal of Homer's women -- Allison Glazebrook, Brock University

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Chores or no chores? The economic psychology of giving kids pocket money -- Gigi Foster, UNSW

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Clickgate: what cricket cheating scandal reveals about the nebulous 'spirit' of the game -- Daniel Hough, University of Sussex

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This history of currencies suggests the US dollar's dominance may fade – but it will happen slowly -- John Hawkins, University of Canberra

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A new Houthi front and expanded Iranian attacks risk sinking Gulf nations' choke-point workaround and widening shipping risks

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China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth -- Reza Hasmath, University of Alberta

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How white farmers still dominate land ownership in South Africa in spite of land reform – new research -- Alex Dyzenhaus, University of St Andrews

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58 years of attacks on the media by powerful leaders trying to deflect criticism, from Nixon to Trump -- Heather Hendershot, Northwestern University

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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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Fauci's COVID-origins hearing shows how conspiracy theories became political weapons -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton

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Trump is hailing it as a 'breakthrough', but will Hamas actually disarm in Gaza? -- Martin Kear, University of Sydney

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US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks ... unless safeguards are written in -- Amy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame

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Is Netanyahu's star waning in Washington? His latest meeting with Trump suggests it may be -- Christian Emery, UCL

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Wildfires: why media coverage doesn't always make the climate connection -- Doug Specht, University of Westminster

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Ariana Grande's appearance attracted intense scrutiny, not just genuine concern -- Vivienne Lewis, University of Canberra

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Eight lifesaving ways to improve wildfire risk management -- María-Luisa Chas-Amil, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and Julia María Touza, University of York

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As Larry the cat welcomes yet another prime minister, an expert explains how pets adapt to change -- Emily Blackwell, University of Bristol

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Defining a 'normal' country: Japan's long struggle between pacifism and the threats of a new era -- Simon Avenell, Australian National University

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Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections – what that says about today's autocrats -- Felix Wiebrecht, University of Liverpool

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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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Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology -- Sara Harmouch, George Washington University

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Cracking the code: can AI help us decipher ancient languages? -- Jane Adkins, Dublin City University

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What I found when I scanned the brains of kids creating tunes on the piano -- Karen Barrett, University of California, San Francisco

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You can love an AI but can it love you back? Philosophy has the answer -- Joel Krueger, University of Exeter and Lucy Osler, University of Exeter

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

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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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Nasa's new space telescope will tackle some of the universe's biggest mysteries -- Noelia Noël, University of Surrey

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

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

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

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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?

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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

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

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'The Odyssey' is a striking portrait of the psychological wounds that can emerge when people violate their deepest values -- Amy S. Badura-Brack, Creighton University

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

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