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Deep underground, a telescope may soon detect ghosts of stars that died before Earth existed

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a star suddenly burst into a blaze of light brighter than anything nearby. A flash so bright that it briefly outshines an entire galaxy before fading forever.

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The UN is turning refugees into carbon offset workers

Climate change and related disasters are driving millions from their homes. Now, a new UN initiative aims to put these very refugees to work offsetting the emissions of the world’s biggest producers.

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Hospital conversations can distress people with dementia – here’s why

Imagine trying to ask a question and no one answers you. Or hearing people talk around you as if you are not really part of the conversation. For many people living with dementia in hospital, this is a common experience.

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Hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound – that knowledge could help save them

The hedgehog is one of Europe’s most familiar and well-loved wild mammals. Many people encounter them in gardens, hear their snuffling at dusk, or glimpse their spiny shapes moving through the night.

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From period scooping to menstrual masking: the strange science of viral period hacks

Period scooping sounds like something you would only hear in a biology lab, not while doom-scrolling TikTok. Yet earlier this year, videos claiming you can “scoop out” your period to avoid the mess and shorten the whole thing racked up millions of views. Some people were pushing in the shower…

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Gamblers can now bet on the outcome of wars – and that’s a problem

The growing threat of conflict in the Middle East last week prompted a flood of activity in a little-known area of betting: prediction markets in which users can bet on a particular military action.

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Merlin Crossley appointed Chair of The Conversation Media Group

Professor Merlin Crossley AM has been appointed chair of The Conversation Media Group Board. Professor Crossley is a molecular biologist and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) Academic Quality at UNSW Sydney, having previously served as DVC Education, and as Dean of Science.

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Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts

Only three of the 14 counties in north-central Florida provide full access to obstetric care. Six have low access to care – meaning there are fewer than two hospitals offering obstetric care or birth centers per 10,000 births and fewer than 60 obstetric providers. The remaining five counties are maternity…

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Will the Iran war go global?

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

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Are Google’s ‘preferred sources’ a good thing for online news?

Why do you see the results you do when you search for information online? It’s a complex mix of what the source is, its relationships to other sources online, and your own past browsing history and device settings.

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Even if Australians won an extra week of leave, we’d need to make sure they could take it

Do your holidays always feel too short? Or are you a parent struggling to juggle the demands of school holidays with the leave you’re allowed to take?

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Is legal uncertainty softly killing remote-work innovation?

As France debates the “end of the golden age of remote work”, both workers and employers face growing confusion: are today’s working from home practices really compatible with emerging work habits in in the public and private employment sectors — and more importantly, with the law?

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Why do leaders go to war when it could damage their own people too?

Why do people start wars even though it hurts their country too – and they might lose?

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Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK

The Conversation UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.

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Satellite images show how Antarctica’s vanishing sea ice is changing the food chain

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly alarming rate of decline. But recently Antarctica has followed suit.

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Liberals’ former immigration spokesman Paul Scarr crosses floor to support Hanson Muslim censure

Paul Scarr, dumped as opposition immigration spokesman by Angus Taylor, has crossed the floor to vote with Labor to censure Pauline Hanson over her comments about Muslims.

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Bipartisan support for US attack on Iran, but Greens say it is ‘abhorrent’

The Albanese government has backed the American strike on Iran, while confirming Australia was not given prior warning.

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Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely

After the largest buildup of U.S. warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades, American and Israeli military forces launched a massive assault on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026.

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What the UK’s first geothermal power plant means for the nation’s electricity supply

More than half of the UK’s electrical power was supplied by renewable energy on February 25 2026.

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Co-author of Liberal election review says party members will be ‘horrified’ at decision to suppress it

The co-author of the Liberals’ election review, former minister Nick Minchin, has lashed out at the party’s Friday decision to suppress its publication.

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Four years of bitter conflict in Ukraine

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One street tree can boost Sydney house prices by $30,000 – or cost $70,000 if it’s too close: new study

A single street tree can potentially increase an average Sydney house price by A$30,000, our new research shows. This echoes past research showing street trees not only help boost property prices, but offer other benefits, from improved scenery and privacy to increased shade.

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The Conversation shortlisted in Quill Awards for Victorian Journalism

The Conversation has been recognised for its innovative approach to digital storytelling with two entries shortlisted in the Innovation in Journalism category at the 31st Quill Awards, the premier media awards in Victoria, administered by the Melbourne Press Club.

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The unintended consequences of decarbonising steelworks

For more than a century, Port Talbot in Wales has been dominated by its steelworks. The daily lives of residents have been shaped by this industry. Shifts have set the traffic, sirens marked time, at night the furnaces lit the sky orange. Steel wasn’t just an industry. It was the…

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Net zero will transform Britain’s economy – our map reveals the most vulnerable places

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: even as Britain makes the welcome transition to net zero, some communities will lose jobs and face economic disruption. And the places most exposed are overwhelmingly the same places that were hit hardest by the wave of industrial job losses in the 1980s.

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