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Why did Israel risk a major war by striking Iran now? And what happens next? -- Amin Saikal, Victoria University

1 day ago

Why Israel's air strikes signal a shifting relationship with the US and a weakening Iran -- Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex

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What do we know about the Air India crash? How did one man survive? What now? An aviation safety expert explains -- Guido Carim Junior, Griffith University

2 days ago

Just one man survived the Air India crash. What's it like to survive a mass disaster? -- Erin Smith, La Trobe University

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Speculation about the cause of Air India crash is rife. An aviation expert explains why it's a problem -- Natasha Heap, University of Southern Queensland

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News of the Air India plane crash is traumatic. Here's how to make sense of the risk -- Hassan Vally, Deakin University

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Air India crash: what we know so far about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved -- Ali Elham, University of Southampton

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Global outrage over Gaza has reinforced a 'siege mentality' in Israel – what are the implications for peace? -- Eyal Mayroz, University of Sydney

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Two-state solution in the Middle East has been a core US policy for 25 years – is the Trump administration eyeing a change? -- Dan Arbell, American University

2 days ago

Trump's clash with California governor over LA protests has potential to influence next presidential race -- Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex

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Putin forced to send wounded back to fight and offer huge military salaries as Russia suffers a million casualties -- Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University

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As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought -- Dana M Bergstrom, University of Wollongong

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South Korea is finally reckoning with its decades-long foreign adoption scandal -- Youngeun Koo, Lund University

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In most mammals, one gene determines sex. But 100 million years ago, platypuses and echidnas went their own way -- Linda Shearwin, University of Adelaide and Frank Grützner, University of Adelaide

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The AI hype is just like the blockchain frenzy – here's what happens when the hype dies -- Gediminas Lipnickas, University of South Australia

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How visionary Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson changed music – and my life -- Jadey O'Regan, University of Sydney

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Ghana and Zambia have snubbed Africa's leading development bank: why they should change course -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

3 days ago

PKK's decision to disband shows the benefit of engaging in politics rather than an armed struggle -- Rebecca Lucas, RAND Europe

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There are clear laws on enforcing blockades – Israel's interception of the Madleen raises serious questions -- Shannon Bosch, Edith Cowan University

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201 ways to say 'fuck': what 1.7 billion words of online text shows about how the world swears

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Trump–Xi call boosts Chinese president's tough man image — and may have handed him the upper hand in future talks

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'He'd only have to show proof of life once in a while': Joe Biden's advisors hid his decline – and the media didn't dig hard enough

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How was the wheel invented? Computer simulations reveal the unlikely birth of a world-changing technology nearly 6,000 years ago -- Kai James, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Germany's chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here's why he's wrong -- Malte Jauch, University of Essex

5 days ago

Those 'what I eat in a day' TikTok videos aren't helpful. They might even be harmful -- Catherine Houlihan, University of the Sunshine Coast

4 days ago

Dismal ticket sales, grumblings from fans and clubs – is FIFA's latest attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts?

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The blow-up between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has been entertaining, but how did things go so bad, so fast? -- Henry Maher, University of Sydney

6 days ago

How Trump's trade war is supercharging the fast fashion industry -- Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, University of Technology Sydney; Lisa Lake, University of Technology Sydney; Martina Linnenluecke, University of Technology Sydney, and Yun Shen, University of Technology Sydney

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Some economists have called for a radical 'global wealth tax' on billionaires. How would that work? -- Venkat Narayanan, RMIT University

4 days ago

'Godfather of AI' now fears it's unsafe. He has a plan to rein it in -- Armin Chitizadeh, University of Sydney

8 days ago

Can Israel still claim self-defence to justify its Gaza war? -- Donald Rothwell, Australian National University

5 days ago

Do you talk to AI when you're feeling down? Here's where chatbots get their therapy advice -- Centaine Snoswell, The University of Queensland; Aaron J. Snoswell, Queensland University of Technology, and Laura Neil, The University of Queensland

4 days ago

Ukraine's Operation Spider Web destroyed more than aircraft – it tore apart the old idea that bases far behind the front lines are safe -- Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service

9 days ago

Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier? -- Meru Sheel, University of Sydney and Anita Heywood, UNSW Sydney

6 days ago

A two-state solution is gaining momentum again for Israel and the Palestinians. Does it have a chance of success? -- Andrew Thomas, Deakin University

6 days ago

A quarter of the world's population are adolescents: major report sets out health and wellbeing trends -- Alex Ezeh, Drexel University; Russell Viner, UCL, and Sarah Baird, George Washington University

4 days ago

Ethnoprimatology: research examines the traditional knowledge of Indigenous peoples about primates in their territories -- Fabrício Gatagon Suruí, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

5 days ago

The path to conserving protected areas in the Amazon lies in uniting public policy with traditional local knowledge -- Everton Silva, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Fernando Abreu Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA); Fernando Geraldo de Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); James Ferreira Moura Junior, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Unilab); José Max B. Oliveira-Junior, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA); Karina Dias-Silva, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Leandro Juen, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), and Mayerly Alexandra Guerrero Moreno, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)

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The pursuit of eternal youth goes back centuries. Modern cosmetic surgery is turning it into a reality – for rich people -- Margaret Gibson, Griffith University

8 days ago

Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they're not so sure -- Ruby Wright, The University of Western Australia and Alexander Rawlings, University of Helsinki

12 days ago

Do people really resemble their dogs? -- Renata Roma, University of Saskatchewan

8 days ago

Japanese walking: the benefits of this fitness trend -- Sean Pymer, University of Hull

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Ocean mud locks up much of the planet's carbon – we're digging deep to map these ancient stores -- Sophie Ward, Bangor University and Zoe Roseby, University of Exeter

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Will surging sea levels kill the Great Barrier Reef? Ancient coral fossils may hold the answer

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Taylor Swift now owns all the music she has ever made: a copyright expert breaks it down

10 days ago

2-million-year-old pitted teeth from our ancient relatives reveal secrets about human evolution - Ian Towle, Monash University

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Harvard battle is Trump's 'Mao moment': lessons from China's state-sanctioned university crackdown -- Félix Valdivieso, IE University

9 days ago

What can you do if you don't like your child's friends? -- Rachael Murrihy, University of Technology Sydney

6 days ago

Nato faces a make-or-break decision about how to protect Europe and its future in next few weeks -- Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey

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Getting away with it ... sort of. How a dictator and a fugitive Nazi advanced international human rights law -- Olivera Simic, Griffith University

10 days ago

Pro-Trump candidate wins Poland's presidential election – a bad omen for the EU, Ukraine and women -- Adam Simpson, University of South Australia

12 days ago

In her memoir, Jacinda Ardern shows a 'different kind of power' is possible – but also has its limits -- Grant Duncan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

12 days ago

Why are the US and Israel not on the same page over how to deal with Iran? Expert Q&A -- Scott Lucas, University College Dublin

15 days ago

For Haitian migrants in the Dominican Republic, 'reproduction is like a death sentence' -- Masaya Llavaneras Blanco, Western University

10 days ago

Chagos islands: how Mauritius can turn a diplomatic triumph into real economic growth -- Dev K (Roshan) Boojihawon, University of Birmingham and Samuel Adomako, University of Birmingham

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7 months ago

A new book seeks to understand what old age is for, but is this the right question? -- Barbara Caine, University of Sydney

3 days ago

Why Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale failed as feminist television -- Dr Roberta Garrett, University of East London

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Damien Hirst at 60: a genius who never stops stretching our understanding of art and life – or a tired trickster ruined by his riches? -- Daisy Dixon, Cardiff University and Elisabeth Schellekens, Uppsala University

8 days ago

What a sunny van Gogh painting of 'The Sower' tells us about Pope Leo's message of hope

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Curious Kids: Why do dolphins jump out of the water? -- Katharina J. Peters, University of Wollongong

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We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways -- Ana M. M. Sequeira, Australian National University

9 days ago

Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe's hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it -- Matthew England, UNSW Sydney; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW Sydney; Andrew Kiss, Australian National University, and Zhi Li, UNSW Sydney

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Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire -- Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney

18 days ago

Immortality at a price: how the promise of delaying death has become a consumer marketing bonanza -- Amy Errmann, Auckland University of Technology

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Dry mouth, bad breath and tooth damage: the effects Ozempic and Wegovy can have on your mouth

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Is black mould really as bad for us as we think? A toxicologist explains -- Ian Musgrave, University of Adelaide

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Male infertility: how lab-produced sperm could transform fertility treatment in the future -- Eoghan Cunnane, University of Limerick

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Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution -- Rachael L. Brown, Australian National University and Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney

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Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users -- Tolu Olarewaju, Keele University and Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Kingston University

22 days ago

Faces you hear? Dolphin 'signature whistles' may transmit more than just identity information -- Ekaterina Ovsyanikova, The University of Queensland

19 days ago

Two lizard-like creatures crossed tracks 355 million years ago. Today, their footprints yield a major discovery -- John Long, Flinders University; Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki, Uppsala University, and Per Ahlberg, Uppsala University

1 month ago

China-US trade war: the next 90 days are a big deal for Beijing as it seeks long-term solutions -- Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham

29 days ago

G20 is too elite. There's a way to fix that though – economists -- Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria and Robert Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science

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As Warren Buffett prepares to retire, does his investing philosophy have a future? -- Angel Zhong, RMIT University

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Could Trump be leading the world into recession? -- Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London

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How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Trump has long speculated about using force against his own people. Now he has the pretext to do so -- Emma Shortis, RMIT University

6 days ago

In Trump's America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack -- Peter Greste, Macquarie University

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