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Flydubai attack feeds into Netanyahu's 'protector' narrative with crucial elections approaching -- Ran Porat, Monash University

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Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here's the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short-circuit it -- Catherine A. Sanderson, Amherst College

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Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters -- Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Indiana University

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From suicide bombers to positions of authority – the changing role of women in jihadi groups -- Sara Harmouch, George Washington University

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Nina Simone, Langston Hughes and their forgotten creative collaboration -- Jason Miller, North Carolina State University

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Social media hasn't killed personal style, it's killed how we communicate it -- Catherine Greenwood, University of Lancashire

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After a decade, the UN's Antonio Guterres is stepping down. His legacy will be mixed, at best -- Simon Adams, Murdoch University

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Why Europe wants to boost its Arctic presence -- Klaus Dodds, RAND Europe; Middlesex University

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US tech leaders are urgently calling for rules on AI – China already has them -- Madeline Carr, UCL

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Almost everyone naturally turns left when walking – and we still have no idea why -- Iñaki Echeverría Huarte, Universidad de Navarra; Ángel Garcimartín Montero, Universidad de Navarra, and Iker Zuriguel Ballaz, Universidad de Navarra

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The 'War Games' problem: Computer science has long understood what it takes to keep AI under control -- Deven Desai, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Johannesburg and Medellín: what South Africa can learn from Colombia about fixing a broken city -- Ivor Chipkin, University of Pretoria

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Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground – drones and digital twins can help spot the permafrost thaw coming -- Ming Xiao, Penn State

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How can the same El Niño cause drought in one part of the world and floods in another? -- Ligin Joseph, University of Southampton

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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed -- Jesse Kearse, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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Privatised aid failed the people of Gaza. The world should learn not to repeat it -- Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University

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Nigeria's school kidnapping threat is changing: 4 lessons from the 56-day Oyo attack -- Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology

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Why do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months? -- Thomas A. Püschel, University of Oxford and Reece Hammond, University of Oxford

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Ian Berry's Sharpeville images exposed apartheid violence to the world -- Kylie Thomas, University College Cork

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One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study -- John (Eddie) La Marca, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) and Sarah Diepstraten, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)

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Chatbots as oracles: How AI is giving new life to the ancient practice of seeking answers from inscrutable sources -- Webb Keane, University of Michigan and Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan

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As war in the Middle East widens, Saudi Arabia's new defence pact could face a major test -- Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University

10 days ago

'Small, flowering islands': German city reveals how nature thrives when neighbours care for street tree beds -- Kelly Baldwin Heid, University of Freiburg and Rita de Sousa e Silva, Leiden University

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In 'NAZA,' Israeli whistleblowers' revelations about civilian deaths in Gaza reflect a longer history of Palestinian isolation -- Drew Paul, University of Tennessee

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A bestselling novel was pulled from a French literary prize after AI accusations – what next? -- Anthony Cordingley, University of Sydney

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'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' winks and blows a blood-soaked kiss at horror films of queer past -- Scott Malia, College of the Holy Cross

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How the emojis and fashion choices of Germany's far-right supporters get around the ban on Nazi symbolism -- Tom Birkett, University College Cork; Felix Lummer, University College Cork, and Timothy Liam Waters, University College Cork

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The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses -- Elena Sottilotta, University of Cambridge

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September's ozone hole was the biggest in 20 years. The warning signs appeared months ago -- Hannah E. Kessenich, University of Otago; Annika Seppälä, University of Otago, and Dan Smale, Earth Sciences New Zealand

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Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster -- Sara Shneiderman, University of British Columbia and Amy Leigh Johnson, Berry College

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Sharks often swim across national borders. Our conservation efforts must travel with them -- Diego Bezerra, The University of Queensland; Daniel Dunn, The University of Queensland, and Ross Dwyer, University of the Sunshine Coast

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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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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles – a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped -- Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick and Colum P. Dunne, University of Limerick

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The International Olympic Committee wants mental health screening in elite sports. Here's why -- Rosemary Purcell, The University of Melbourne

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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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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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An AI model has found a new 'CRISPR-like' biological system. Here's what it means for science -- Dimitri Perrin, Queensland University of Technology

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How sugar from outer space became one of the backbones of life on Earth -- Luke Steller, UNSW ; Albert Fahrenbach, UNSW , and Martin Van Kranendonk, UNSW

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

14 days ago

Could AI really kill all humans? Most scenarios require physical access, making AI armageddon unlikely -- Alessandro Di Nuovo, Sheffield Hallam University and Samuele Vinanzi, Sheffield Hallam University

10 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

27 days ago

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

27 days ago

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

27 days ago

Government hacks, rogue agents and no transparency: can we ever fully trust AI? -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Australia's 'barking mad' bet on nuclear submarines – the AUKUS deal five years on -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

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Ratko Mladić: the war criminal who became a martyr for Bosnian Serbs -- Isabella Podwinski, The Conversation and Justin Bergman, The Conversation

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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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Trump has gotten rid of many of the checks and balances that could stop him from demolishing the Kennedy Center -- E. Andrew Taylor, American University

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Trump's US ratings drop to new record low as Democrats become clear favourites in both chambers of Congress -- Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne

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China's economy is changing rapidly. It's no longer Australia's easy export market -- Christoph Nedopil, The University of Queensland

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Stripped titles? Compensating rivals? How the Manchester City cheating scandal could play out -- James Skinner, University of Newcastle and Danny F Hill, Providence College

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