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Fatigue in teenage girls linked to heavy periods and lifestyle – not iron deficiency

Fatigue is common among teenage girls and can have a substantial impact on their everyday life, including school attendance and social functioning.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Streaming now: Kashmiri film ‘Saffron Kingdom’ offers a rare insider perspective

Saffron Kingdom is a rare and special film about Kashmir, created by a Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh. Although the film was released in 2024 (Daffodil Studios), there was only one Canadian screening, in October 2025, meaning it was a hard film to see. That’s changed with its recent release on…

The Conversation · Sep 9

Why France’s illustrious history of cheesemaking is full of holes

The famous words of General de Gaulle – “How can you govern a country where there are 246 varieties of cheese?” – show just how closely regional identities are linked to a country’s cheesemaking heritage that seems to be rooted in ancient history. And yet this is both true and…

The Conversation · Sep 9

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Africa’s rocks hold ancient stories. We need better ways to document and protect them

From the Vredefort Dome in South Africa (the world’s oldest and largest known meteorite-impact structure) to the volcanic lakes of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, Africa’s landscapes hold some of Earth’s oldest stories. Morocco’s M’Goun Unesco Global Geopark records more than 200 million years of geological history, while Tanzania’s…

The Conversation · Sep 9

Fewer than 2% of Africans who need hearing aids have them, but new solutions offer hope

Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low - and middle - income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most. In Africa, an estimated 136 million people live with hearing loss, a figure expected to more than double to 337…

The Conversation · Sep 9

More than just a healthcare issue: the hidden barriers facing pregnant women with disabilities in Lagos

Pregnancy and childbirth remain dangerous for many women globally. Complications such as severe bleeding and hypertensive disorders can become life-threatening, particularly when timely and appropriate healthcare is unavailable.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Pisa results: what they tell us about reading standards in Welsh schools – and what they don’t

School pupils in Wales are falling behind in reading according to the latest international data.

The Conversation · Sep 9

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Pig farm vs power station: South African court tells state-owned Eskom to clean up its pollution

About 74% of South Africa’s electricity is generated by coal-fired power stations owned by the state-owned electricity provider, Eskom.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast-fashion waste, study reveals

Renting clothing used to be restricted to a wedding suit or prom dress, but the options are growing and becoming more popular.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Call My Agent! The Movie: why this much-loved French TV series fails as a film

Full disclosure: I have been a fan of Call My Agent! since 2015, when I saw the first two episodes at a small festival in Brides-les-bains, a spa town in the French Alps. The event was organised by agent-turned-producer Dominique Besnehard, who was showing the episodes ahead of their first…

The Conversation · Sep 9

How cash-in-hand businesses can get stuck in the informal economy

Around 10% of the UK economy operates off the books. That means billions of pounds worth of cash-in-hand payments that never get taxed.

The Conversation · Sep 9

How ‘positive’ stress could improve the welfare of zoo animals

Pelicans have resided in St James’s Park, London for 360 years. But the current flock have been a summer sensation due to the first hatching of chicks in the park’s history.

The Conversation · Sep 9

What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics

Anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth may look like another manifestation of a familiar phenomenon. In recent years, the UK has seen repeated demonstrations and rioting over asylum hotels, small-boat crossings and immigration. This time though, the gatherings consisted of black-clad men in balaclavas, organised by a man who calls…

The Conversation · Sep 9

A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since

“Look No Further!” a billboard on the side of the highway beckons, drawing my gaze toward the red cover of a Bible. “You Are Worthy of Redemption!”

The Conversation · Sep 9

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The Conversation · Sep 9

Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over ‘addictive’ features – but that’s messier than it sounds

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a civil lawsuit against TikTok on Aug. 11, 2026, filed in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and accusing the social media platform of violating state consumer protection laws in ways that harm youth.

The Conversation · Sep 9

A second hurricane just sideswiped Hawaii – why the islands’ usual force field seems to be down in 2026

The Hawaiian Islands rarely see significant hurricane damage, but they just experienced the effects of their second hurricane in a year as Hurricane Lowell’s eyewall brushed Niihau, west of Kauai, on Sept. 8, 2026.

The Conversation · Sep 9

‘Fountain’ might make you laugh or scowl but asks important questions – a Philly art historian explains why Marcel Duchamp’s iconic 1917 sculpture still provokes

Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain” is not for everyone – and it does not need to be.

The Conversation · Sep 9

The Women’s Professional Baseball League is betting that women’s baseball has a future in the US

Over 70 years after the dissolution of the All-American Professional Girls’ Baseball League – and nearly 30 years since the end of the short-lived Ladies League Baseball – female baseball players have been competing in a professional league of their own.

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The Conversation · Sep 9

People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment

Imagine trying not to blink, resisting the urge to sneeze or refusing to scratch an intense itch. For a short time, you can probably succeed, but the effort becomes increasingly untenable until the urge eventually wins.

The Conversation · Sep 9

American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty

Drawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans’ use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Space weather can cause both beautiful auroras and infrastructure challenges – 5 essential reads on protecting life and technology

Most days, you can look up and see the Sun shining above. Even if it’s hidden behind clouds, you know it’s there, lighting up the sky. But while the Sun’s light might be relatively constant, its surface is surprisingly active. If you hopped on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe for a…

The Conversation · Sep 9

The race for a new UN chief comes at a historically fraught time – the choice will be vital and significant, just don’t expect a savior

When António Guterres steps down as United Nations secretary-general at the end of 2026, he will leave his successor with plenty to do.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Place-name politics: Why outrage alone won’t erase Trump’s name

Local leaders in Canada’s capital city of Ottawa have initiated a process to rename Trump Avenue in response to United States President Donald Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

The Conversation · Sep 9

UK plan to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is a historic shift in tone and policy

The UK, which in 1917 issued the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, is now initiating a historic and consequential shift in its foreign policy.

The Conversation · Sep 9

The weight-loss drug divide: private prescribing is lowest where need is greatest

For many people living with obesity, Wegovy and Mounjaro offer the possibility of substantial weight loss without surgery. Yet data from one private provider points to a troubling divide: prescription rates of these drugs in England are lowest in communities where obesity is most common.

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