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Why has the US indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro?11 hours ago
Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it's now in the driver's seat11 hours ago
Rice feeds billions of people – but its role in fueling climate change is growing - Hanqin Tian, Boston College; Jingting Zhang, Boston College; Pep Canadell, CSIRO, and Shufen (Susan) Pan, Boston College4 hours ago
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Game changers: how soccer's mega-money era was sparked by a little-known Belgian athlete11 hours ago
Taunting and degrading civilians in armed conflict is a clear violation of international law -- Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University1 day ago
The war in Iran – again – points to the strategic shortcomings of assassination as policy of foreign affairs -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology1 day ago
Was Auckland the cradle of the Kiwi 'fush and chups' accent? An old theory gets a new hearing11 hours ago
Why Javier Milei's inflation 'miracle' in Argentina is more of a mirage - Gemma Ware, The Conversation11 hours ago
San Diego mosque attack: racist interpretations of European history are inspiring extremists11 hours ago
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Visual feature -- Making millions: the suspicious oil bets just before Trump posts11 hours ago
Why European households throw away so much food – and how to curb the waste mountain -- Ian Williams, University of Southampton1 day ago
SpaceX is poised to go public and test the latest version of its massive Starship rocket amidst criticism about its environmental impact11 hours ago
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NATO would survive a US withdrawal. But what kind of alliance would it become?2 days ago
Nearly everything we use online is owned by big tech. There's a better way forward1 day ago
Elon Musk sued OpenAI and lost. But the core question of the case remains unanswered2 days ago
One year after their brief war, how close are India and Pakistan to another conflict?1 day ago
From beef ribs to a 'heavenly' walk: Xi-Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition2 days ago
Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World Cup cycle — where does the money come from, where does it go? Richard Sheehan, University of Notre Dame14 hours ago
A football World Cup is a global cultural exchange. How will that work in Trump's America? Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University11 hours ago
Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk11 hours ago
129,000 years of crocodiles: what we know about Australasia's ancient apex predators2 days ago
De-extinction company says it's made an artificial egg – if true, it could help save living species2 days ago
As corporations race for the stars, we need international collaboration on space governance -- Peter Brown, Western University20 hours ago
Baloch insurgency: Suicide bombs and uptick in violence threaten Pakistan, regional security7 days ago
How Venezuela has – and hasn't – changed since Maduro's capture -- Julia Buxton, Liverpool John Moores University10 days ago
100 million African children are not in school. What's driving the trend and how to reverse it -- Moses Ngware, African Population and Health Research Center8 days ago
Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world's 'digital chokepoints' have never been more vulnerable2 days ago
From 'French leave' to 'Irish goodbyes': why you may be right to exit a party without saying goodbye7 days ago
Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected7 days ago
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Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world's first 'AI art' museum be any different?7 days ago
Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research4 days ago
Why was an Egyptian mummy stuffed with a fragment of Homer's Iliad? Stephan Blum, University of Tübingen and Stefan Baumann, KU Leuven14 hours ago
What a list of Black Death survivors reveals about the way people recovered from plague11 hours ago
The yips: when 'choking' in sport can go next level -- Christopher Mesagno, Victoria University8 days ago
If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?11 hours ago
Why is the US so obsessed with controlling Cuba? -- Deborah Shnookal, The University of Melbourne10 days ago
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'Poverty porn': the moral dilemma behind MrBeast's billion-dollar empire -- Paul Formosa, Macquarie University9 days ago
Fenian: the anti-Irish history behind Kneecap's defiant new album title -- Ciara Smart, University of Tasmania11 days ago
Motown's Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut -- Margena A. Christian, University of Illinois Chicago14 days ago
Consent is a core principle in the Kamasutra – what we can learn from it today -- Sharha, Cardiff Metropolitan University28 days ago
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Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?10 days ago
Urban trees cool the world's cities more than we thought – but we can't rely on them alone7 days ago
Massive marine heatwave caused Caribbean coral reefs to collapse much faster than predicted – new research7 days ago
What is 'cycle syncing', and how might it affect menstruation? -- Emmalee Ford, University of Sydney8 days ago
Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here's why the 'Andes virus' won't cause the next pandemic -- Rhys Parry, The University of Queensland10 days ago
Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires': why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks? -- Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick14 days ago
How scientists changed their view of insomnia -- Iuliana Hartescu, Loughborough University28 days ago
Meta's new tools allow parents to better supervise their kids' social media accounts. Will they work?4 days ago
Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant7 days ago
What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account -- Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol and Monica Grady, The Open University10 days ago
Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions? -- Richard Lachman, Toronto Metropolitan University8 days ago
China's ability to weather Trump's trade war was two decades in the making -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation14 days ago
Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What's next for the tech giant? -- Rajat Roy, Bond University1 month ago
Musk's SpaceX is shaping up as the biggest IPO on record. It's also bending the rules to do so1 month ago
Why do men sexually harass women at work? Science offers two explanations – but only one of them holds up1 month ago
What a US military base lost under Greenland's ice sheet reveals about the island's real strategic importance3 months ago
The American fixation on white Afrikaners in South Africa stretches back nearly a century3 months ago
How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast8 months ago
Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration11 months ago
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What is the 'Thucydides trap' Xi warned Trump about? Lessons from an ancient war between Athens and Sparta -- David M. Pritchard, The University of Queensland7 days ago
Eurovision 2026: a win for Bulgaria, fourth for Australia, and continued controversy for broadcasters -- Jess Carniel, University of Southern Queensland4 days ago
After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world -- Wesley Widmaier, Australian National University7 days ago