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Building with earth could transform sustainable construction – here’s how

Imagine you are standing in front of a multimillion-pound building in the centre of the French city, Lyon. It radiates warmth and history with its rammed earth structural walls. Two hundred miles away, a small house in the Beaucastel winery, Provence, shares a similar texture and aesthetic.

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Being carers costs women more than $500,000 over a lifetime, leaving them with less in retirement than men

This article is part of The Conversation’s “Retirement” series where experts examine issues including how much money we need to retire, retiring with debt, the psychological impact of retiring and the benefits of getting financial advice.

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FBI director guides the agency in confronting complex international threats, investigating federal crimes and running 55 field offices

Mention the FBI, and many older Americans will likely think of a time when the agency was run by J. Edgar Hoover, who spent much of his nearly half-century tenure at the agency harassing political dissidents and abusing his power. But as former FBI counterterrorism expert Javed Ali explains, the…

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Why Quincy Jones should be prominently featured in US music education − his absence reflects how racial segregation still shapes American classrooms

Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at the age of 91, was one of the most influential musicians in U.S. history.

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How tiny hoverflies migrate thousands of miles

Name an animal that migrates. You might think of the long migrations of humpback whales crossing the Pacific Ocean or flocks of geese flying noisily overhead. But, did you know that huge numbers of insects make ultra-long migrations of thousands of miles almost completely unseen?

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Tech companies claim AI can recognise human emotions. But the science doesn’t stack up

Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated?

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Many people don’t get financial advice even though it can help ensure a comfortable retirement

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Who really cares for the British countryside? Not landowners, says green campaigner’s new book

Britain’s natural environment is depleted and, despite nascent government schemes to manage the land differently, struggling to recover from centuries of destruction – plus more recent threats like climate change. What if the biggest obstacles to its recovery are the people we have entrusted to look after it?

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Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels

Three-quarters of Earth’s land has become drier since 1990.

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Claus for concern: why we should be worried about Santa’s health

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Yes, it’s that time of year when preparations begin for the arrival of that favourite festive visitor: Santa Claus.

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Three ways to reduce Europe’s flood risk

From the Czech Republic to Spain, Europe has been plagued by devastating floods this autumn.

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Hippos have been neglected by scientists – that’s why we’re building Africa’s first hippo database

Compared with Africa’s other big animals, hippos have been relatively neglected in scientific research. Partly, this is because they’re hard to study and dangerous to encounter.

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Why distrust in powerful politicians is part of a functioning democracy – podcast

Surveys suggest that in many western democracies, political trust is at rock bottom. Scandals, corruption, faltering economies, conspiracy theories and swirling disinformation are all playing their part. But is it really such a bad thing for people living in a democracy to distrust their government?

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A Meta outage hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Here’s what we know so far

A major outage is affecting users of popular social media and messaging services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp around the globe. All these platforms are run by the social media giant Meta.

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‘Is this all there is?’ Retirement can be a painful transition if we don’t adjust our thinking

This article is part of The Conversation’s Retirement series where experts examine issues including how much money we need to retire, retiring with debt, the psychological impact of retiring and the benefits of getting financial advice.

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The hidden benefits of birdsong

Imagine you’re walking across rolling hills that stretch for miles, with warm sunshine and the chirping of birds all around.

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Global trade in wild animals is soaring – South Africa’s laws aren’t doing enough to prevent harm

The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country’s Global Biodiversity Index does not correlate with the extent of its legislation that addresses the trade in wildlife. The…

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Sediment is a time capsule that shows how past climate change altered our landscapes – and hints at their future

Sediments are more than just layers of mud on the ground. They can reveal a wealth of information about landscapes from millions of years ago right up to the present day. To delve into those layers, scientists like me collect samples by sediment coring in peat bogs, lakes, saltmarshes and…

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Retiring with debt? Experts explain downsizing, using super for your mortgage, and pension eligibility

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Death threats, phone tapping and stalking: the consequences academics can face from sharing their research

When she passed her PhD viva, literature researcher Ally Louks posted a picture of herself and her thesis on X (formerly Twitter) in November 2024. The photo shared her thesis title: “Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose”. The post garnered over 11,000 responses, some deeply…

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Subsidised community restaurants could help tackle the UK’s broken food system – here’s how

The UK’s food system is fundamentally broken. As a researcher of the global agricultural system, I believe drastic, bold change is needed – and that community restaurants are an important model to consider.

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Fully fenced dog parks alongside nature reserves could help protect wildlife

Watching a pet dog run free can be a source of joy for many people. But letting your dog off the leash is not so good for wildlife, especially if you’re in an area set aside for native species.

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Abu Mohammed al-Golani may become the face of post-Assad Syria – but who is he and why does he have $10M US bounty on his head?

The fall of President Bashar al-Assad has left a critical question: After a half-century of brutal dynastic rule has come to an end, who speaks for Syrians now?

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Bhopal: after 40 years, ongoing effects of world’s worst industrial disaster show environmental racism is alive and well

In the early hours of December 3 1984, 27 tonnes of toxic gas methyl isocyanate leaked from a storage tank at Union Carbide Corporation’s pesticide plant on the outskirts of the central Indian city of Bhopal. Amnesty International estimates that more than 22,000 people have died as a result of…

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As floodwaters rise, toxic contaminants released from old landfills pose more of a hazard to nature and to us

Extensive flooding of the River Thames and its tributaries across south-east England in February 2014 was caused by extraordinary weather conditions. Very heavy rain had fallen on ground already saturated by multiple storms since the previous December. Hundreds of residents were evacuated and the flooding damaged thousands of homes and…

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