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Soil fungi “borrow” bacterial genes to control the weather
While Africa and Latin America have dominated these deals, Asia has lagged behind with just 13% of total global ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps.
Young people spend a large part of their daily lives in school: learning, debating, forming friendships and imagining their futures.
In Greece it is now less attractive to sell fishy objects, and riskier to do so repeatedly.
While corticosteroid injections can be very effective at alleviating the pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis, they might not be for everyone.
After decades of hostility, the Cuban government is allowing Cuban emigrants to return and invest in the private sector.
The successful mission marks the beginning of a new chapter in lunar exploration.
New proposals would introduce a 10-year ‘baseline’ for settlement, with refugees and benefits claimants facing the highest wait times.
From putting your phone away to getting better at ‘chunking’, a neuroscience researcher explains how to make your memory better.
Hobbies are a fun way to turn down the noise and increase focus.
Rhizobia-based fertiliser technology is cost-effective, non-toxic and sustainable.
A large new study finds unmarried adults face significantly higher cancer rates, but the real story is about what marriage represents, not what it...
Bait is a quietly devastating study of the pressures placed upon British‑Pakistani men navigating identity, racism and aspiration.
Price caps can cause supply problems – but there are other options.
This film offers an invitation to return and reflect on Camus’ work.
Fashion, film, Nazi mythology and a film to scare the bejasus out of you this week.
Undertone crosses the boundary between listener and participant, resulting in a work which fulfils its promise of terror.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union came rapid societal shifts. In Georgia, people called for the end of the Russification of their country and...
Five experts tell us what they will be keeping their eye on during the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
River water is not expected to prove to be less polluted when results are published later this year.
Children in family court cases face higher self-harm risk, but these moments could be opportunities to offer support and prevent harm.
For any respectable man in Tudor, Stuart and Hanoverian England, to go hatless was almost unthinkable.
As Israel continues to pound Lebanon, the chances of a Middle East ceasefire lasting 14 days seem remote.
This study is one of the first to identify a link between Pfas exposure and asthma in childhood.
Israel has upped the intensity of its campaign in Lebanon, despite the signing of a ceasefire in the Middle East.
The US president has been bitterly criticising the alliance in recent weeks over its reluctance to join the war in Iran.
Washington has been championing long-time incumbent, Viktor Orbán. But there’s a good chance that Donald Trump’s endorsement might prove a handicap.
An expansive and intimate look at the lives of Russian journalists trying to their job in an increasingly challenging climate.
For a decade the architect Albert Speer enjoyed a unique position as courtier and protege to Adolf Hitler. A new novel examines the man, and his lies.
A protagonist of surrealism, Schiaparelli was an extraordinary couturier who pushed the bounds of creativity, leaving her mark on Paris fashion and...
The current energy market disruption has exposed structural vulnerabilities in Asia’s energy systems.
Viewers on Earth have experienced the Moon’s awe-inspiring beauty through the eyes of the Artemis II astronauts.
Sociologist Jordan Foster explains the origins of the PSL scale on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
For the first time since Victor Orbán came to power in 2010, the Hungarian electorate has been faced with a genuinely competitive campaign
It’s not all bad news – some freelancers are earning more than ever since generative AI came on the scene.
Many aspects of human anatomy are just “good enough” solutions – functional, but far from perfect.
As AI usage in conflicts increases, a strategy will be needed to protect humans from ‘autonomous robots’.
There’s low public awareness of how research is funded.
Scientific discoveries can bring a sense of awe and wonder, and give people an emotional boost.
AI tools can help communities respond to floods, heatwaves and other climate emergencies – but only once trained to interpret the nuance of everyday...
The home secretary can exclude individuals from the UK on the basis that their presence is ‘not conducive to the public good’.
As the number of people living with long COVID continues to grow, understanding its broader health consequences will be essential.
The Testaments has to resolve the plot dilemmas established in The Handmaid’s Tale.
Despite some limitations, Babies is a welcome and important contribution that explores the realities of miscarriage with honesty and compassion.
Across Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, an alternative housing system is emerging
Green policies including wind farms are turning into a battleground for the Welsh election.
Boys were twice as likely as girls to be identified with specific learning difficulties
The root of tormentil was used in Irish folklore and European traditional medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea and gum disease.
Pakistan played a leading role in negotiating the ceasefire in Iran.
Even in more peaceful times, oil is considered to be one of the world’s most volatile commodities.