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Starmer has outsourced political judgment and party management to ...

2026-04-24T10:48:21Z

Starmer has outsourced political judgment and party management to others.
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Donald Trump and his senior advisers have threatened to leave ...

2026-04-03T08:30:03Z

Donald Trump and his senior advisers have threatened to leave Nato over alliance members’ reluctance to join the war in Iran.
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Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one ...

2026-04-03T07:44:04Z

Did Earth’s major diversification event really happen in one sudden explosion? Our fossil discovery suggests not.
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Visions of environmental disaster are shaping world literature. ...

2026-04-03T06:58:49Z

Visions of environmental disaster are shaping world literature.
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The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely ...

2026-04-03T06:12:49Z

The Israeli prime minister’s chances of re-election are likely to hang on the outcomes of the war against Iran.
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American-style Christianity can no longer be assumed to be the ...

2026-04-03T05:26:49Z

American-style Christianity can no longer be assumed to be the future for the churches in Britain.
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The now extinct worm-like animal first lost paired eyes, then ...

2026-04-02T20:00:54Z

The now extinct worm-like animal first lost paired eyes, then re-evolved them.
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In Donald Trump’s second term he and his advisers have ...

2026-04-02T19:14:49Z

In Donald Trump’s second term he and his advisers have repeatedly questioned US involvement in translatlantic security.
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The price of 50 categories of staple goods are protected to ...

2026-04-02T18:28:49Z

The price of 50 categories of staple goods are protected to prevent costs spiralling.
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The Trump administration is once again threatening to withdraw ...

2026-04-02T17:42:49Z

The Trump administration is once again threatening to withdraw the US from Nato, citing the reluctance of the alliance to join the Iran war.
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This new exhibition showcases enduring memories and tackles ...

2026-04-02T16:56:49Z

This new exhibition showcases enduring memories and tackles challenges facing female football fans in the UK.
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New research shows community groups are helping men open up about ...

2026-04-02T16:10:53Z

New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.
https://tcnv.link/9ub0CT6

The evidence shows nicotine-based vapes are likely to cause oral ...

2026-04-02T15:24:51Z

The evidence shows nicotine-based vapes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer. We just don’t yet know how many cases it will cause.

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Is it safe to eat cold leftovers? https://tcnv.link/9wl6Gis ...

2026-04-02T14:55:51Z

Is it safe to eat cold leftovers? https://tcnv.link/9wl6Gis
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Helium, a critical material, could be in short-supply due to ...

2026-04-02T14:38:49Z

Helium, a critical material, could be in short-supply due to Qatar’s suspension of gas production.
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Shōtarō Ikenami’s newly translated novel is steeped in ...

2026-04-02T13:52:49Z

Shōtarō Ikenami’s newly translated novel is steeped in mystery, legend and the tensions of blood kin.
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By integrating sustainability into AI laws, the planet can be ...

2026-04-02T13:06:49Z

By integrating sustainability into AI laws, the planet can be somewhat safeguarded alongside AI’s rapid expansion.
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DC is once more trying to build a Marvel-style mega-franchise on ...

2026-04-02T12:20:49Z

DC is once more trying to build a Marvel-style mega-franchise on the big screen – but the past warns that cinematic universes don’t succeed on hype alone.
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Bloating, discomfort, constipation and diarrhoea can be common ...

2026-04-02T11:34:49Z

Bloating, discomfort, constipation and diarrhoea can be common problems for travellers.
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When nations establish moon bases, the conditions will be ...

2026-04-02T05:26:49Z

When nations establish moon bases, the conditions will be difficult to adjust to.
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Existing digital models of the human brain risk missing out on ...

2026-04-01T20:00:07Z

Existing digital models of the human brain risk missing out on what makes you ‘you’.
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Thankfully, it’s possible to get over your ‘ick.’ ...

2026-04-01T19:14:06Z

Thankfully, it’s possible to get over your ‘ick.’
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Inflation has fallen in Argentina, but at enormous cost. ...

2026-04-01T18:28:06Z

Inflation has fallen in Argentina, but at enormous cost.
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Databases of stolen art make selling on pieces a lot harder these ...

2026-04-01T17:42:06Z

Databases of stolen art make selling on pieces a lot harder these days.
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The crisis of solidarity is a crisis of resources, not cultural ...

2026-04-01T16:56:06Z

The crisis of solidarity is a crisis of resources, not cultural difference.
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Addressing the issue requires getting frequent flyers to shift ...

2026-04-01T16:10:13Z

Addressing the issue requires getting frequent flyers to shift from planes to trains, but also asking wider questions about where we want to go and why.
https://tcnv.link/p3MJ2c1

Communal laundries are easy to find in Swedish apartment ...

2026-04-01T15:24:06Z

Communal laundries are easy to find in Swedish apartment buildings and can provide a cheap way to do the washing.
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Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant ...

2026-04-01T13:52:06Z

Autistic teachers felt they were making a significant contribution to supporting inclusion in school.
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Weight loss is beneficial for your health – even if it requires ...

2026-04-01T13:06:06Z

Weight loss is beneficial for your health – even if it requires a few attempts to get to your goal weight.
https://tcnv.link/N06r56T

Without silences, we wouldn’t have the exquisite hush of ...

2026-04-01T12:20:06Z

Without silences, we wouldn’t have the exquisite hush of medieval lullabies, the suspenseful secrets of the realist novel, or jagged modernist poetry.
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Solar particle events are an ever-present risk to space ...

2026-04-01T11:34:32Z

Solar particle events are an ever-present risk to space travellers venturing beyond Earth orbit.
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The nation’s semiconductor story is ultimately one of strategic ...

2026-04-01T10:48:32Z

The nation’s semiconductor story is ultimately one of strategic foresight.
https://tcnv.link/DgufyPm

New research highlights hotspots where the tides are strong and ...

2026-04-01T06:58:32Z

New research highlights hotspots where the tides are strong and the water is shallow.
https://tcnv.link/8XxFvGV

My research shows that chess created a space in which players – ...

2026-04-01T06:12:32Z

My research shows that chess created a space in which players – regardless of their skin colour – could engage as equals.
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A chatbot might know what’s wrong with you, but when people try ...

2026-04-01T05:26:32Z

A chatbot might know what’s wrong with you, but when people try to use them to understand symptoms, they may end up no closer to the answer.
https://tcnv.link/46QbFqd

Fifa’s new rule boosts women coaches. But without structural ...

2026-03-31T20:00:33Z

Fifa’s new rule boosts women coaches. But without structural change, inequality in football may remain.
https://tcnv.link/Wzz2rJi

Rapid movement, abrupt edits and dynamic sound capture attention ...

2026-03-31T19:14:32Z

Rapid movement, abrupt edits and dynamic sound capture attention automatically.
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Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely ...

2026-03-31T18:28:32Z

Evidence shows that older adults are just as, if not more, likely than younger generations to believe misinformation.
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Why are audiences so drawn to men who seem impossible to break? ...

2026-03-31T17:42:32Z

Why are audiences so drawn to men who seem impossible to break?
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As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the ...

2026-03-31T16:56:32Z

As Hezbollah continues to fight Israel in southern Lebanon, the rest of the country is facing the prospect of civil conflict.
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Talking therapies and other treatments may not address the ...

2026-03-31T16:10:32Z

Talking therapies and other treatments may not address the underlying issues that are causing men to harm themselves.
https://tcnv.link/Y5lBQPF

Data on pain can tell us a lot about about a the wellbeing of a ...

2026-03-31T15:24:32Z

Data on pain can tell us a lot about about a the wellbeing of a country’s citizens.
https://tcnv.link/FOxdP2z

Sustained lunar exploration remains a challenge for modern ...

2026-03-31T14:38:16Z

Sustained lunar exploration remains a challenge for modern democracies.
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This development is a significant change for Israel, which has ...

2026-03-31T13:52:16Z

This development is a significant change for Israel, which has not executed anyone for more than 60 years. It reverses decades of global movement towards abolition, while normalising executions in an occupied territory.
https://tcnv.link/39ejses

Direct engagement with nature is one of the strongest predictors ...

2026-03-31T13:06:17Z

Direct engagement with nature is one of the strongest predictors of a lifelong commitment to helping the environment.
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Scientific methods validated from modern life have brought ...

2026-03-31T12:20:16Z

Scientific methods validated from modern life have brought dinosaurs to life in a testable way.
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Behind closed doors a culture of violence thrives and success ...

2026-03-31T11:34:16Z

Behind closed doors a culture of violence thrives and success means adapting to it
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Teen social media bans won’t fix the problem. The issue is the ...

2026-03-31T10:48:16Z

Teen social media bans won’t fix the problem. The issue is the smartphone.
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Every war, trade war and pandemic makes the case for renewables ...

2026-03-31T10:02:18Z

Every war, trade war and pandemic makes the case for renewables stronger.

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Around 40 to 50 times more energy goes into producing, ...

2026-03-31T09:16:16Z

Around 40 to 50 times more energy goes into producing, transporting and selling food than can be recovered from recycling it.
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A MenB vaccine may also help curb drug-resistant gonorrhoea, ...

2026-03-31T08:31:20Z

A MenB vaccine may also help curb drug-resistant gonorrhoea, linking two growing health threats and raising new questions about how vaccines are used.
https://tcnv.link/WKmTlbT

There are things that we can do to combat the climate crisis. ...

2026-03-31T07:44:16Z

There are things that we can do to combat the climate crisis. Children should be supported so they don’t lose hope.
https://tcnv.link/BEf5AIq

The Freud Museum is a perfect fit for the story of Carrington’s ...

2026-03-31T06:58:23Z

The Freud Museum is a perfect fit for the story of Carrington’s confinement and the creativity which ensued.
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The documentary is not the triumphant comeback narrative that ...

2026-03-31T06:12:16Z

The documentary is not the triumphant comeback narrative that fans may have been anticipating.
https://tcnv.link/D3A7x2Z

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air ...

2026-03-31T05:26:16Z

A single tropical tree can create as much cooling as several air conditioners, and across forests can cool a whole region.
https://tcnv.link/AMihQQy

Learners said their English class helped them to independently ...

2026-03-30T20:00:54Z

Learners said their English class helped them to independently access services such as health care.
https://tcnv.link/VfkoTuD

European financial power has realigned at a cost to the City of ...

2026-03-30T19:14:53Z

European financial power has realigned at a cost to the City of London.
https://tcnv.link/5JV1Qmn

From Apple II to the iPhone, time and again this extraordinary ...

2026-03-30T18:28:53Z

From Apple II to the iPhone, time and again this extraordinary company has anticipated the value of opening up computing to everyone.
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After disastrous wars in Chechnya and Afghanistan, Russia found ...

2026-03-30T16:56:54Z

After disastrous wars in Chechnya and Afghanistan, Russia found it hard to recruit soldiers. But it has worked hard to rememdy this problem.
https://tcnv.link/6n1ysVs

A first human H9N2 bird flu case in Europe has been detected in ...

2026-03-30T16:10:53Z

A first human H9N2 bird flu case in Europe has been detected in Italy. A virologist explains why the current risk is low and what to watch next.
https://tcnv.link/pQvhkAW

A plantation worker photographed this creature in New Guinea, ...

2026-03-30T15:24:55Z

A plantation worker photographed this creature in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

👉 Read the full story: https://tcnv.link/AR7ehpp

There's been a lot of social media interest in a new variant ...

2026-03-30T14:29:28Z

There's been a lot of social media interest in a new variant of Covid nicknamed "cicada" recently. Here's what a doctor has to say about it.
https://tcnv.link/W1awWyC

Medicine is steadily improving its evidence base, but in ...

2026-03-30T11:34:56Z

Medicine is steadily improving its evidence base, but in children, careful research and ethical limits mean progress takes time.
https://tcnv.link/D1624p1

For many women, a lifetime of putting others first quietly ...

2026-03-30T10:48:54Z

For many women, a lifetime of putting others first quietly damages their health – and midlife is often when the cost finally becomes clear.
https://tcnv.link/o9XD9Sw

A report claiming the number of young people attending church in ...

2026-03-30T08:08:21Z

A report claiming the number of young people attending church in England and Wales had skyrocketed has been retracted, after the underlying data was found to be flawed: https://tcnv.link/GSZ9iiV

.... which we first debunked in 2025.

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A British take on an American classic, an absurdist video ...

2026-03-28T08:44:57Z

A British take on an American classic, an absurdist video podcast, stories of displacement, a buggy nightmare and a book about an obsessive friendship.
https://tcnv.link/72lJU9e

The tour delivered everything fans have come to expect from the ...

2026-03-28T07:58:57Z

The tour delivered everything fans have come to expect from the artist: spectacle, innovation and, above all, immersion in a gothic world.
https://tcnv.link/gAJEQp8

You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look ...

2026-03-28T07:12:57Z

You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look like, in order to generate a convincing image of one.
https://tcnv.link/1c73fIw

We think the human body is fully mapped. In reality, anatomy is ...

2026-03-28T06:26:57Z

We think the human body is fully mapped. In reality, anatomy is still incomplete, and shaped by who was studied, and who wasn’t.
https://tcnv.link/B9Btnit

NHS satisfaction has jumped at its fastest rate since 1998, but ...

2026-03-27T21:00:56Z

NHS satisfaction has jumped at its fastest rate since 1998, but the evidence suggests politics and media narratives may matter more than actual care.
https://tcnv.link/eLWdWCa

The New World screwworm parasite can infest livestock, pets and ...

2026-03-27T20:14:55Z

The New World screwworm parasite can infest livestock, pets and even humans.
https://tcnv.link/udnB4m3

The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many ...

2026-03-27T19:28:54Z

The Sex Pistols’ trajectory eventually resembled that of many rock acts they had ostensibly sought to disrupt.
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The Middle East conflict is the latest crisis to hit the ...

2026-03-27T18:42:55Z

The Middle East conflict is the latest crisis to hit the industry.
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Failing to recognise when one has been raped contributes to ...

2026-03-27T17:56:55Z

Failing to recognise when one has been raped contributes to miscarriages of justice for thousands of victims each year.
https://tcnv.link/cCLvkNA

The film may look like it’s about open marriage, but it just ...

2026-03-27T17:10:55Z

The film may look like it’s about open marriage, but it just boils down to men getting into scrapes.
https://tcnv.link/8oOg0Gc

Young people in rural Wales don’t want to leave, but without ...

2026-03-27T16:24:57Z

Young people in rural Wales don’t want to leave, but without opportunity or a voice, many feel they have no choice.
https://tcnv.link/zdUqtAq

Improperly stored leftovers can be a key cause of food poisoning. ...

2026-03-27T15:38:55Z

Improperly stored leftovers can be a key cause of food poisoning.
https://tcnv.link/Zv10aGU

Women’s HRT patches control prostate cancer as well as standard ...

2026-03-27T14:52:55Z

Women’s HRT patches control prostate cancer as well as standard hormone injections, but with fewer hot flushes and less bone loss, a major UK trial finds.
https://tcnv.link/d4zDvC0

More than 1,000 survey respondents suggest that a lot of people ...

2026-03-27T14:06:55Z

More than 1,000 survey respondents suggest that a lot of people might already be thinking about reducing their meat intake when they’re young.
https://tcnv.link/tE8zJw9

TTP militants in Pakistan have declared themselves part of the ...

2026-03-27T13:20:55Z

TTP militants in Pakistan have declared themselves part of the Talibans’s emirate in Afghanistan.
https://tcnv.link/8aWBGvd

Favouring restraint over spectacle, these stories offer intimate ...

2026-03-27T12:34:55Z

Favouring restraint over spectacle, these stories offer intimate portraits of people shaped by history, disappointment, tragedy, grief and the long shadows of secrecy.
https://tcnv.link/9MaCO02

Interactive and engaging uses of technology can foster language ...

2026-03-27T11:49:06Z

Interactive and engaging uses of technology can foster language development.
https://tcnv.link/2VPD9ul

The jury in Los Angeles delivered a stinging verdict, but its ...

2026-03-27T10:16:55Z

The jury in Los Angeles delivered a stinging verdict, but its long-term impact on platforms is hard to predict.
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Over neatly five decades, Tehran has threatened to close the ...

2026-03-27T09:30:55Z

Over neatly five decades, Tehran has threatened to close the waterway whenever faced with an international crisis.
https://tcnv.link/CdPCh0O

UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran ...

2026-03-27T08:44:55Z

UK farmers are struggling with rising prices, as the war in Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz starts to affect supply.
https://tcnv.link/Lu4s4Jk

The world could be facing an unprecedented energy shock if oil ...

2026-03-27T07:58:55Z

The world could be facing an unprecedented energy shock if oil supplies remain choked.
https://tcnv.link/7FqAXkQ

Animals evolved to life on land in several separate waves. ...

2026-03-27T07:12:55Z

Animals evolved to life on land in several separate waves.
https://tcnv.link/2LO5njS

Bugs abound in this terrifying story of scientific ambition. ...

2026-03-27T06:26:55Z

Bugs abound in this terrifying story of scientific ambition.
https://tcnv.link/AbIj7rL

Scott Pace, the head of the National Space Council during the ...

2026-03-26T21:00:01Z

Scott Pace, the head of the National Space Council during the first Trump administration, talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the launch of Artemis II crewed mission round the Moon.
https://tcnv.link/XPZRw3z

We live in an age where our houses are more full of stuff than ...

2026-03-26T20:14:00Z

We live in an age where our houses are more full of stuff than ever. Death cleaning is an act of love that helps makes things for those you leave behind a lot easier
https://tcnv.link/OvpxrGc

Its arrival creates uncertainty over what viewers are getting, ...

2026-03-26T19:28:01Z

Its arrival creates uncertainty over what viewers are getting, from whom, and at what cost – a confusion rooted in the shared history between HBO and Sky in the UK.
https://tcnv.link/oqptc2x

Brittin joins the broadcaster after almost two decades as a ...

2026-03-26T18:42:01Z

Brittin joins the broadcaster after almost two decades as a Google executive in Europe.
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Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using ...

2026-03-26T17:56:00Z

Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using scripture to back their positions.
https://tcnv.link/XUIMF89

It’s cheaper and quicker to dump waste illegally. At one ...

2026-03-26T17:10:01Z

It’s cheaper and quicker to dump waste illegally. At one location, it’s used to support collapsing land – a practice called ‘literal landfilling’.
https://tcnv.link/ZmUIH5Y

It’s estimated there are more than 100 types of dementia. ...

2026-03-26T16:24:00Z

It’s estimated there are more than 100 types of dementia.
https://tcnv.link/g9RbJEv

More people are watching podcasts and more thought is going into ...

2026-03-26T14:52:10Z

More people are watching podcasts and more thought is going into visual elements of this audio format than ever.
https://tcnv.link/sB2damw

Iran has used its ability to close the waterway many times over ...

2026-03-26T14:06:23Z

Iran has used its ability to close the waterway many times over the past 40 years.
https://tcnv.link/LKqkS8r

For 75 years, the red-and-black–striped troublemaker Dennis the ...

2026-03-26T12:34:55Z

For 75 years, the red-and-black–striped troublemaker Dennis the Menace has been delighting children with his unapologetic mischief.
https://tcnv.link/v8VSSzp