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How women's basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the world -- Hind Elhinnawy, Nottingham Trent University

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African penguins could be extinct by 2035 – how to save them

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Madagascar's huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

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Trump's agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican 'trifecta' of winning the House, Senate and White House -- Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

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Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it's more about greenwashing than helping the climate -- Sehoon Kim, University of Florida

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Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past -- Samuel Fury Childs Daly, University of Chicago

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The Moana effect: how small island developing states are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world -- Susan Ann Samuel, University of Leeds

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Italy's ban on international surrogacy is part of a drive towards an ultra-conservative idea of family -- Dafni Lima, Durham University

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Marco Rubio: Trump's foreign policy pick might be a hopeful sign for Nato -- Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex

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Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil -- Guilherme Casarões, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP)

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What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war -- Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service

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How the Trump presidency might change the global economy -- Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University

14 days ago

Will the lights go out on Cuba's communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer -- Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University

15 days ago

Donald Trump fancies himself a skilled dealmaker, but Middle East peace might be beyond him -- Amin Saikal, Australian National University

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Seven questions about Donald Trump's second term – answered by an expert -- Thomas Gift, UCL

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75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina -- Shannon Toll, University of Dayton

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Electric vehicles in Africa: what's needed to grow the sector -- MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Stellenbosch University and Joubert Van Eeden, Stellenbosch University

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Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now -- Katharina Karcher, University of Birmingham

12 days ago

Is the election making you feel adrift and wobbly? That's 'zozobra' – and Mexican philosophers have some advice -- Carlos Alberto Sánchez, San José State University and Francisco Gallegos, Wake Forest University

15 days ago

Jamie Oliver wrote First Nations characters the wrong way. Non-Indigenous writers need to listen to Indigenous writers first -- Jeanine Leane, The University of Melbourne and Elizabeth Smyth, James Cook University

9 days ago

Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won't survive future climate change – new study -- Rui Ying, University of Bristol and Daniela Schmidt, University of Bristol

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Stopping mpox: wild meat markets are a root cause and must be made safer -- Steven Lam, CGIAR and Delia Grace, International Livestock Research Institute

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Campus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications -- Karly Sarita Ford, Penn State

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Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial -- Jamie Goldenberg, University of South Florida; Emily P. Courtney, University of South Florida, and Joshua Hart, Union College

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Big companies profit from poverty but aren't obliged to uphold human rights. International law must change – scholar -- Bonita Meyersfeld, University of the Witwatersrand

16 days ago

'A Different Man' examines tensions between personal identity and societal expectations -- Billie Anderson, Western University

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Five lesser-known Godzilla films to watch before the king of monsters turns 70 -- Steven Rawle, York St John University

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'For the very first time I really enjoyed sex!' − how lesbian escort agencies became a form of self-care in Japan - Marta Fanasca, Università di Bologna

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Sudan's civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher -- Sarah Elizabeth Scales, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Blake Erhardt-Ohren, University of California, Berkeley; Debarati Guha Sapir, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain); Khidir Dalouk, Oregon Health & Science University, and Rohini J Haar, University of California, Berkeley

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What Trump's victory means for Ukraine, the Middle East, China and the rest of the world -- Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham

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TB in Africa: global report shows successes, but Nigeria and DRC remain important hotspots -- Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University

20 days ago

Israel's ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk -- Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine and Kelsey Norman, Rice University

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Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control -- David Jackman, University of Oxford and Tom Goodfellow, University of Sheffield

22 days ago

Are professional footballers overworked? Their performance and wellbeing are definitely at risk -- Wasim Ahmed, University of Hull and Ronnie Das, The University of Western Australia

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Stories of gangsters who've left their life on the streets behind – podcast - Gemma Ware, The Conversation - Listen

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Why Europe should consider putting boots on the ground in Ukraine -- Viktoriia Lapa, Bocconi University

21 days ago

Brics+ could shape a new world order, but it lacks shared values and a unified identity -- Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of South Africa

22 days ago

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon's surface -- Jacco van Loon, Keele University

23 days ago

Nigeria's last elephants – what must be done to save them -- Tajudeen Amusa, University of Ilorin

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Ratan Tata: a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as profit -- Thankom Arun, University of Essex

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Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining operations -- Ken Matthysen, IPIS and Peer Schouten, Danish Institute for International Studies

27 days ago

Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home -- Ernesto Castañeda, American University

26 days ago

Egypt-Ethiopia hostilities are playing out in the Horn – the risk of new proxy wars is high -- Endalcachew Bayeh, Bahir Dar University

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Gaza: can the UN suspend Israel over its treatment of Palestinians? It's complicated, but yes -- Aidan Hehir, University of Westminster

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Israel's latest strike against Iran may actually de-escalate regional tensions – for now, at least -- Javed Ali, University of Michigan

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Israel's 'generals' plan' to clear Palestinians from north of Gaza could pave the way for settlers to return -- Leonie Fleischmann, City St George's, University of London

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Paddington in Peru is another heart-warming and humorous tale of kindness, community and family -- Jane Barnwell, University of Westminster

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Quincy Jones mastered the art of arrangement, transforming simple tunes into epic soundscapes -- Jose Valentino Ruiz, University of Florida

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As the stars of hip-hop's golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music -- A.D. Carson, University of Virginia

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Record labels are suing tech companies for copying classic songs – and the results could shape the legal future of generative AI -- Wellett Potter, University of New England

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The harsh process of becoming a K-pop star is opening to western performers -- Taeyoung Kim, Loughborough University

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John Lennon wore contact lenses that kept on pinging out. Then he smoked pot and the rest is history -- Steve Vincent, Queensland University of Technology

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Spotify's audiobook bundle has reduced music royalties. The music industry is fighting back – and authors have questions too -- Millicent Weber, Australian National University

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Commercial whaling and climate change are inhibiting evolutionary change in Arctic whales -- Matt J. Thorstensen, University of Manitoba

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How farmers can install solar panels in fields without damaging the rest of their operation -- Austin Kay, Swansea University

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Moo Deng: the celebrated hippo's real home has disappeared – will the world restore it? -- Huanyuan Zhang-Zheng, University of Oxford and Sulemana Bawa, University of Oxford

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Brazil needs a new approach to climate mobility -- Robert Muggah, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

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Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter? -- C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney and Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney

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Smokers have a higher level of harmful bacteria in the mouth – new study -- Yvonne Prince, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Glenda Mary Davison, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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Getting shorter and going hungrier: how children in the UK live today -- Danny Dorling, University of Oxford

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Is stress turning my hair grey? -- Theresa Larkin, University of Wollongong

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk's social media posts have had a 'sudden boost' since July, new research reveals -- Timothy Graham, Queensland University of Technology and Mark Andrejevic, Monash University

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Robot developers keep making it seem like housebots are imminent when they're decades away -- Carl Strathearn, Edinburgh Napier University and Dimitra Gkatzia, Edinburgh Napier University

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There are major risks, but also solutions for AI in the Global South -- Robert Muggah, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

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Deepfake porn: why we need to make it a crime to create it, not just share it -- Clare McGlynn, Durham University

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What Israel and its neighbours want now as all-out war looms in the Middle East – podcast - Gemma Ware, The Conversation - Listen

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How we solved the mystery of the pink sand on South Australia's beaches – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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The emotional toll of dating apps and why they're no longer about finding love – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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How Elon Musk has become a powerful figure in US politics -- Thomas Gift, UCL

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The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium – how the continent should deal with the demand -- James Boafo, Murdoch University; Eric Stemn, University of Mines and Technology; Jacob Obodai, Edge Hill University, and Philip Nti Nkrumah, The University of Queensland

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Euro 2024: five team-building theories that could decide the tournament -- Mladen Adamovic, King's College London

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Royal Mail takeover has benefits but poses risk to those reliant on UK's national postal service -- Nigel Driffield, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick

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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including significant drops in IQ scores -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis

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If Trump puts RFK Jr in charge of health, get ready for a distorted reality, where global health suffers -- Nancy Baxter, University of Sydney and Anne Kavanagh, The University of Melbourne

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How a second Trump presidency is likely to threaten abortion rights and women's healthcare globally -- Michael Jennings, SOAS, University of London

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