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The Conversation expands its editorial team and boosts non-partisan coverage of public policy

As we gear up for an election year, the editors at The Conversation have been thinking hard about the role of quality journalism in the political process. We want to find better ways to provide readers and voters with the trustworthy information they need to make good decisions, for their…

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Problematic Paper Screener: Trawling for fraud in the scientific literature

Have you ever heard of the Joined Together States? Or bosom peril? Kidney disappointment? Fake neural organizations? Lactose bigotry? These nonsensical, and sometimes amusing, word sequences are among thousands of “tortured phrases” that sleuths have found littered throughout reputable scientific journals.

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The Quarter Life Glow-up: a new email course from The Conversation

Many of us feel pressure to transform ourselves. Just spend a few minutes scrolling social media, and you’re likely to come across several videos telling you about various challenges and tips to help you have a “glow-up”. Most of these tips are about physical appearance – drinking more water to…

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How Pakistani media misses stories about solutions during smog season

It isn’t just hazy — it’s suffocating. During smog season in Lahore, Pakistan, something as simple as breathing can become a major health risk. People keep their windows shut to protect themselves, yet they can smell smoke even indoors.

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What’s behind Trump’s flurry of executive action: 4 essential reads on autocrats and authoritarianism

If you think a lot is happening in the federal government all at once on a lot of different issues, you’re right.

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How to get control of your time

You wake up at 7:00 and reflexively reach for your phone. Between the stream of emails, WhatsApps and breaking news alerts, you see a worrying reminder: you averaged 11 hours of daily screen time last week. You swipe the notification away and open TikTok, where a woman in a matching…

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4 steps to building a healthier relationship with your phone

Being constantly connected to your electronic devices, and the social media they enable, may be bad for your health and well-being and working remotely only compounds these challenges.

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Engineering the social: Students in this course use systems thinking to help solve human rights, disease and homelessness

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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You don’t have to be a net zero hero – how focus on personal climate action can distract from systemic problems

Campaigns and social media often encourage people to make eco-friendly choices like using less plastic or driving less. While these actions are important, focusing so much on what people do can distract from the much larger role that businesses and governments play in causing and solving environmental problems.

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Trump voters are not the obstacle to climate action many think they are

Another day brings another monster tide for residents of Carteret county, North Carolina, whose coastal towns and villages are being swallowed by the rising Atlantic. Nonetheless, its voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, a man who denies the science of climate change and had withdrawn his country from…

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Understanding paranormal beliefs and conspiracy theories isn’t just about misinformation – this course unpacks the history

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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College course teaches Philly students to appreciate beer − whether they’re tailgating or fine dining

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Why meteorologists are comparing Storm Éowyn to a bomb

Storm Éowyn has unleashed strong and damaging winds over the British Isles, and particularly over Ireland and Scotland.

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Navigating deepfakes and synthetic media: This course helps students demystify artificial intelligence technologies

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Why peat is a key ingredient in whisky and the climate crisis

Burnt. Smoky. Medicinal. Each of these represents a subcategory of “peaty” whisky in the Scotch Whisky Research Institute’s brightly coloured flavour wheel.

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How global inequalities hinder climate action

World leaders have gathered for the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. One of their main goals is to align their responses to geopolitical shocks such as floods and wildfires that hamper trade, investment and more.

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Trump returns: nine things to expect for the climate

Climate scientists are probably among those most aggrieved by Donald Trump’s return as US president.

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How wildfire, humans and a warming climate led to the extinction of California’s big mammals 13,000 years ago – podcast

Firefighters in Los Angeles continue to battle devastating wildfires that have killed at least 27 people and left thousands of homes destroyed. A new fire also provoked evacuation orders north of the city.

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As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Israeli forces turn to Jenin – a regular target seen as a center of Palestinian resistance

Just two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Jan. 21, 2025, launched a large-scale incursion of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

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The UK’s international commitments on climate and nature could soon become law – and better protect our environment

As climate and biodiversity scientists, we spend most of our lives trying to understand how our planet works and how best to address the environmental challenges of our times. Yet, for the past three years, many scientists around the UK, including the two of us, have been working on legislation…

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Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research − funding that tends to stay local

The foundations making charitable donations to support scientific and health research mostly give to institutions in their home states.

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How nonprofits pitch in before, during and after disasters strike

Los Angeles is reeling after fires of historic proportions raced through many communities in January 2025, destroying thousands of homes. The Conversation U.S. asked Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, an associate research professor and director of the Idaho Policy Institute at Boise State University, and an expert on sustainable management and nonprofit…

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Rethinking the Classics – a new series from The Conversation

I recently read a poem about a fearsome warrior who brought a decade-old war away from city walls to a nearby riverbank. As the waters began to glut with bodies, the god that possessed it became enraged. Taking revenge for the damage humans had done to the great river, he…

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Three ways to assess how Liverpool’s tidal energy plan will affect the environment

A proposed tidal energy scheme on Liverpool’s River Mersey is entering an early assessment and consultation phase. This multi-billion pound infrastructure project, which could span several miles across the river and power up to a million homes, exemplifies the complex challenge of planning large-scale renewable energy projects.

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We built an AI model that analysed millions of images of retreating glaciers – what it found is alarming

The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the global average since 1979. Svalbard, an archipelago near the northeast coast of Greenland, is at the frontline of this climate change, warming up to seven times faster than the rest of the world.

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