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Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self-sustaining disaster that will keep coming back
Communities and entrepreneurs are experimenting with ways to turn this nuisance into a valuable resource.
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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
Listen to palaeobiologist Neil Gostling on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast talk about how scientists work out what dinosaurs looked…
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US-Saudi nuclear deal invites proliferation risks … unless safeguards are written in
Enrichment is key to any country’s nuclear ambitions. The US-Saudi deal is unclear where matters rest on that issue.
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Berlin Pride: ISIS still inspires terrorism in Europe – but who carries out these attacks?
ISIS’ extremist tenets often appeal to second-generation Muslim immigrants in Europe and the US.
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Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua plans to scrap elections – what that says about today’s autocrats
Many autocrats rig elections to stay in power. Nicaragua’s longtime president has gone one step further.
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Al-Qaida and the Islamic State are both adopting AI – but differ in how they think about the technology
Terrorist groups may use artificial intelligence for similar purposes, but their organizational cultures shape how they understand it.
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What is Falun Gong and why does the Chinese Communist Party want to suppress it?
An anthropologist who conducted fieldwork among Falun Gong practitioners explains the movement’s beliefs and why its followers continue to resist…
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India’s cockroach movement brought down a minister. Bringing real reform will be much harder
The structural issues fuelling anger and frustration among young people have existed for decades. Here’s where the government needs to…
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The dog who waited for Odysseus: Argos reflects the deep human-animal bonds of ancient Greece
The bonds between humans and animals are richly represented in both literature and visual arts throughout ancient Greek culture.
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The Gambia’s hidden history: how a tiny river basin influenced colonial trade and slavery
Recognising African agency in colonised territories allows us to rethink borders and revise history.