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When a spouse starts a business, the other partner pays a hidden price

When an entrepreneur leaves a salaried job to pursue a venture, the conversation nearly always centres on them: the risk they’re taking, the opportunity they’re pursuing and the funding they need.

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Venice is sinking – we analysed every plan to save it, and none would preserve the city as we know it

Venice has co-existed with the sea throughout its 1,500-year history, perhaps better than any other city on earth. Yet over the past century it has flooded increasingly often, as the sea rises and the city itself sinks under its own weight.

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Government finally to cover full cost of showering under home care program

From October people will no longer have to pay to receive help with showering, dressing and support in managing continence, in changes to home care packages to be announced by Health Minister Mark Butler on Wednesday.

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View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer

Nationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection.

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US raises the stakes in the Strait of Hormuz

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Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately?

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Eight wonders of the world

This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

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The V&A catalogue row shows China’s censorship now travels through cultural supply chains

When people think about censorship, they often imagine an obvious ban: a book prohibited, an exhibition closed, or a speaker silenced.

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Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs —‬ and it was key to surviving the world's worst mass extinction

Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal Lystrosaurus laid eggs, which answers a key question about mammalian evolution.

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The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

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Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, had an unusual and acrimonious public exchange over the weekend.

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Friendship, honey and the simple life: 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh

Isn’t it funny How a Bear likes honey Buzz buzz I wonder why he does Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I, started writing some poems for his only child, Christopher Robin.…

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How a new mapping tool helps Florida planners protect wildlife corridors as the state grows

Florida added nearly 3 million residents from 2010-2020, making it the fastest-growing state in the United States during that time.

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How reforms under Patrice Talon have reshaped the electoral competition in Benin

Benin voters will head to the polls on April 12, 2026 to elect their next president. This election comes at a time when Benin’s political landscape has been profoundly transformed by reforms to the party system and the electoral code. They have created new power balances and deliberately tightened the…

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Can the Middle East ceasefire hold?

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Why small discoveries (as well as big ones) have the power to inspire

This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

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A stage adaptation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead is truly singular, and genuinely memorable

Like all true visionaries, the English poet William Blake was light-years ahead of his time: a fierce critic of industrial modernity and a thinker deeply suspicious of any mindset that might turn the world into something to be dominated. His work also treats non-human life as morally significant, with abuse…

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Europe needs affordable, low-carbon homes – here’s how Barcelona is reimagining its housing system

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AI is reengineering drug discovery by speeding up testing and scanning petabytes of data for connections between diseases

In December, The Conversation hosted a webinar on AI’s revolutionary role in drug discovery and development.

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We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe

Since March 2025, at least 15 Florida public universities and colleges, including the University of Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville, have signed memorandums of agreement for their campus police departments to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Will row over Iran conflict spell the end of Nato?

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What is Benjamin Netanyahu’s end game in the Iran war?

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is now into its second month. Despite spectacular early successes, the resilience of Iran’s government and military has meant the US and Israel have lost the strategic initiative. This means they are being more reactive than proactive in determining the outcome…

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Will medicinal cannabis help my mental health? Here are the evidence and the risks

Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are among the most common mental health conditions for which Australians are prescribed medicinal cannabis.

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I’m close to retirement age. What are my options for drawing on my super savings?

Retiring well means making a series of decisions to ensure a financially secure post-work life. One practical step is to work out the income you need each week to survive and thrive when you stop working.

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Retraction: we have removed an article about the transatlantic slave trade

We have retracted an article, “The transatlantic slave trade is the gravest crime against humanity – why the UN declaration matters”.

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