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Donald Trump wins US election – what the experts say

This is a rolling guide to articles and audio published by The Conversation in the aftermath of the US presidential election.

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2024

Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?

The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

Scents of the Middle Ages and emo nostalgia – what you should read, watch and do this week

I’ve always been a history nerd, but it wasn’t until I started working at The Conversation that I really caught the medieval bug. Inspired by our academic experts, I’ve read books, trawled online archives, and when I worked on an article about the Book of Kells earlier this year, I…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

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US election: what time do the polls close and when will the results be known? An expert explains

In November 2020, when Americans last went to the polls to elect a president, it took four days after voting closed for Joe Biden to be declared the winner.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

Cop16: the world’s largest meeting to save nature has ended with no clear path ahead

Progress at the UN’s biodiversity summit, Cop16, in Cali, Colombia, has been slow. Frustratingly so.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

Nigel Farage, AI and the revolt of the squeezed middle: class politics is about to get messier than ever

The neglect of working-class voters in the past few decades has had profound consequences for British political life. Disillusioned with the two main parties, many have turned to Nigel Farage’s Reform and others are simply not voting at all.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

Research and news relevance key factors driving the future of The Conversation – edition founder

I took a walk through the beautiful campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island recently, as I was in the city for the annual gathering of the various editions of The Conversation.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

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Musk’s engagement on his X account has seen ‘particularly large boost’ since he backed Trump

Research found that while engagement went up for all accounts after July, Musk enjoyed a ‘particularly large boost’

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2024

Cooling The Earth By Blocking Sunlight Is Relatively Simple — But Should We?

The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate.

Inverse · Nov 3, 2024

US election: Trump is threatening to turn back the tide on America’s environmental laws and reverse climate progress

The Cuyahoga River, which runs through downtown Cleveland, Ohio, used to catch fire every decade or so. It started in the 1860s, when the river became choked with industrial waste, and the conflagrations continued all the way until the 1960s – the same decade that Americans got serious about environmental…

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024

Trump’s Detroit insults are based on old narratives local media are rewriting every day

Michigan’s swing-state status means people are talking about Detroit.

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2024

How the state of our oceans is intrinsically linked to human health – new report

A new study published in the journal OneEarth explores how marine biodiversity conservation, human health and wellbeing are connected. The results suggest that marine protected areas can be good for both planet and people. These areas of the ocean are legally recognised by governments as being important for marine conservation.…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Overshooting 1.5°C is risky – that’s why we need to hedge our bets

The global response to climate change has gained momentum since the 2015 Paris agreement, yet it remains inadequate to meet the scale of the challenge. That agreement established the goal of holding global warming to well below 2°C, and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. To achieve this,…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Fear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast

Amid deep political polarization and extreme campaign rhetoric, the U.S. presidential election on November 5 is likely to be decided by a small number of voters in swing states such as Pennsylvania and Michigan. But why is it so close?

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

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The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

What are Veblen and Giffen goods?

This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

The world’s first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanour. Yet the story of her species is less happy, and reveals the…

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

Three judges announced for The Conversation Prize for writers

The Conversation UK, Curtis Brown and Faber are pleased to announce our three judges for The Conversation Prize for writers: Miriam Frankel, senior science editor at The Conversation UK, Priya Atwal, historian, broadcaster and community history fellow at the University of Oxford, and Alice Hunt, professor of early modern literature…

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

How does REACH, the EU regulation governing chemical substances, work?

Adopted by the European Union in 2006, the REACH regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) governs the manufacture and use of chemical substances in Europe. Despite its importance, REACH has often been criticised for being slow and complex. These concerns prompted calls for reform as part of the…

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The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

We can’t solve family violence until we include violence between siblings in the conversation

Domestic and family violence (DFV) has received increasing attention in recent years. It is most commonly associated with intimate partner violence between current and former partners, followed by abuse perpetrated against children by their parents and carers.

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024

Plans to cool the Earth by blocking sunlight are gaining momentum but critical voices risk being excluded

Solar geoengineering research is advancing fast, after a recent flurry of funding announcements. Yet these technologies are still speculative and have many critics, and we worry their concerns won’t be heard. If geoengineering is essentially allowed to self-regulate, with no effective global governance, future research could easily take us down…

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024

Pesticides: farming chemicals make insects sick at non-deadly doses – especially in hot weather

The various regulatory systems for approving pesticides in operation around the world are crude and flawed. This has long been clear to scientists and it is deeply worrying, as this regulation is supposed to protect people and the environment from harm.

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024

Japan-style ‘tiny forests’ are taking root in British cities

A staggering one in three people in England lack access to nature-rich spaces within a short walk from their homes. Now, a growing movement is bringing nature back to cities across the UK. The Miyawaki forest method involves planting a diverse mix of densely packed native woodland trees – or…

The Conversation · Oct 28, 2024

Does Britain have a working-class parliament? What Labour’s election win means for representation

After the 2024 election, the British parliament looks very different, with a large Labour majority for the first time in more than a decade. While we don’t yet have a full analysis of the socioeconomic background of the new crop of MPs, the Sutton Trust calculated that 23% were privately…

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2024

Moo Deng: the celebrated hippo’s real home has disappeared – will the world restore it?

The playful and pudgy mammal that went viral from its Thai zoo enclosure has a sad story to tell about her fellows hippos.

The Conversation · Oct 25, 2024

Israel’s ‘generals’ plan’ to clear Palestinians from north of Gaza could pave the way for settlers to return

Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity. Perhaps the decapitation of the militant group’s senior command would be a chance for renewed ceasefire talks and the release of the Israeli hostages.

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