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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.

The Conversation · Apr 16

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.

LiveScience · Apr 15

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.

The Conversation · Apr 14

Can the Middle East ceasefire hold?

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The Conversation · Apr 9

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.

The Conversation · Apr 9

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…

The Conversation · Apr 9

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

Across Europe, housing is in crisis.

The Conversation · Apr 8

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.

The Conversation · Apr 7

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.

The Conversation · Apr 7

Will row over Iran conflict spell the end of Nato?

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The Conversation · Apr 2