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Black-market oil buyers will push Venezuela for bigger discounts following US seizure – starving Maduro of much-needed revenue -- Francisco J. Monaldi, Rice University

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What does international law tell us about the US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela? -- Mark Chadwick, Nottingham Trent University

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Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues -- Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, University of the Sunshine Coast and Shannon Brincat, University of the Sunshine Coast

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Why tensions between China and Japan are unlikely to be resolved soon -- Sebastian Maslow, University of Tokyo

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West Bank violence is soaring, fueled by a capitulation of Israeli institutions to settlers' interests -- Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell

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Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trend - Alexander M. Laskaris, University of Florida and Olivier Walther, University of Florida

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How we unlocked the secrets of Denmark's oldest plank boat – with the help of an ancient fingerprint -- Mikael Fauvelle, Lund University

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Germany's plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers -- Michelle Lynn Kahn, University of Richmond

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Dick Van Dyke credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longer -- Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

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AI-generated political videos are more about memes and money than persuading and deceiving -- Lisa Fazio, Vanderbilt University

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Why does Netflix want to buy Warner Bros? To copy, not kill, traditional TV - Anthony Smith, University of Salford and Laura Minor, University of Salford

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Europe must reject Trump's nonsense accusations of 'civilizational erasure' – but it urgently needs a strategy of its own

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Asia's scamming gangs target Timor-Leste as their next frontier – but they may have misjudged the small island nation -- Gemma Ware, The Conversation

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Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests? -- Kate Dooley, The University of Melbourne

22 hours ago

'Rage bait' is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing anger -- Laurence Grondin-Robillard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm

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Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction -- Alice Godden, University of East Anglia

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With Nvidia's second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade

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The surprising theology inside today's Advent calendars - Matthew Robert Anderson, Concordia University

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How short-form videos could be harming young minds

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With a deadline looming, Lebanon is under pressure to disarm Hezbollah or risk another war

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How crime in Brazil drags down the economy and heaps economic pain on the nation's poor

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Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful history

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Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

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Africa's power grabs are rising – the AU's mixed response is making things worse

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In Kyiv, I saw how art can help hold a city together in the shadow of war

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Frank Gehry, the architect of the unconventional, the accidental, and the inspiring, has died at 96

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Ukraine peace talks reveal a world slipping back into an acceptance of war

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Premier League football matches can be crime hotspots – but community sports centres have the opposite effect

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Myanmar's military will no doubt win this month's sham elections. But could a shake-up follow?

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Jane Austen's happiness was complicated – her last heroine in Persuasion knew why

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Can you wear the same pair of socks more than once? Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester

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Sabrina Carpenter's and Chappell Roan's sexy pop hits have roots in the bedroom ballads of Teddy Pendergrass and Philly soul

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'Yes' to God, but 'no' to church – what religious change looks like for many Latin Americans

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The Ladykillers at 70: how one film turned British whimsy into a darkly comic masterpiece

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Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global

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More women are using steroids – and many don't know the risks

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

9 days ago

Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?

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Facing myriad global pressures, Iran intensifies outreach to African partners for critical needs

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Lasting peace in Ukraine may hinge on independent monitors – yet Trump's plan barely mentions them

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Impossible translations: why we struggle to translate words when we don't experience the concept

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What's the difference between a tumour and cancer?

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Sudan's protesters built networks to fight a tyrant – today they save lives in a war

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Thirty years after the Balkans peace deal, a different US leadership is fumbling the war in Ukraine

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A brief history of mulled wine – from health tonic to festive treat - Sara Read, Loughborough University

4 days ago

Struggling to believe Stranger Things' Jim Hopper as the 'good guy'? You're not alone

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Prada buys Versace in a €1.25 billion deal. Here's what that means for fashion

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We are hardwired to sing − and it's good for us, too

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Iran's record drought and cheap fuel have sparked an air pollution crisis – but the real causes run much deeper

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3 reasons China wants global green leadership after COP30

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Iran's capital faces unprecedented water shortages and even possible evacuation. What changes could help?

20 days ago

This year's climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels

20 days ago

Why we created a phone-sized device to take blood diagnostics out of the lab into the real world - Parth Shinde, Birla Institute of Technology and Science

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Kimchi may boost immune function, recent study shows

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Kim Kardashian's brain scan shows 'low activity' and holes. I'm a brain expert and I have questions

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Flu shots: how scientists around the world cooperate to choose the strains to vaccinate against each year

16 days ago

Can bigger-is-better 'scaling laws' keep AI improving forever? History says we can't be too sure

17 days ago

What AI earbuds can't replace: The value of learning another language

20 days ago

New Nasa lunar contest could pit Elon Musk against Jeff Bezos, as US fears China will win race to Moon

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The science of weight loss – and why your brain is wired to keep you fat

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Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades. Now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go

1 month ago

Africa's trade deal with the US was left in limbo: what exporters can do about it

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New study finds luxury tourism is a risky strategy for African economies

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The price of gold is skyrocketing. Why, and will it continue?

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How trafficked American guns fuel Mexico's cartel violence – podcast

3 months ago

Three scientists speak about what it's like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration

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Birkin v Wirkin: the backlash against the global elite and their luxury bags – podcast

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How AI could influence the evolution of humanity – podcast

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The year's best meteor shower is about to start – here's how to see it -- Jonti Horner, University of Southern Queensland

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Sex with 1,000 men in 12 hours: why Bonnie Blue is neither a feminist nor a monster -- Lexi Eikelboom, Australian Catholic University

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