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Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?

It has become a given in Westminster circles that Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister could be nearing its end. This is because, fairly or unfairly, the UK public have made up their minds – and they do not like him.

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Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime

Most of us are familiar with the concept of greenwashing: organisations exaggerating or overstating their environmental credentials.

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Who shops at farmers markets in the US?

People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally generally fall into six distinct groups. Three of them are more interested in farmers markets than the others. I study local food systems as a strategic communications scholar, and that’s the main…

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This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics

I was texting a museum director friend in Asia recently. We were discussing whether a trip to this year’s “artworld Olympics”, the Venice Biennale, justified the carbon release.

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Heatwaves are now everyday disasters – governments need to do more to protect people

Heatwaves are a growing global threat to human health, wellbeing and livelihoods.

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Eurovision Song Contest: what the science of statistics reveals about an infamous voting scandal

The Eurovision Song Contest was founded 70 years ago as a way for Europe, divided after war, to come together by celebrating its music. Every year, several dozen countries across the continent – and, more recently, far beyond – compete in what is considered the world’s most viewed non-sporting event.

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Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn’t all fun and games

Do you have the sense that summers feel different than when you were younger? That they start earlier, arrive quickly and remain intense until the fall? If you live in the mid-latitudes of either the Northern or Southern Hemispheres, chances are you answered yes.

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Why Putin will have been watching the Trump-Xi summit nervously

The opening headlines from the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing signal an openness on the Chinese side towards stabilising relations with the US. In his opening remarks, the Chinese president noted that China and the US “should be partners not rivals”. But he warned Trump that…

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The Music Is Black: A British Story – it’s little wonder this emotional exhibition took over four years to complete

I can only marvel when I consider that the footprint upon which the newly erected V&A East museum now stands was, for many decades, characterised by hard labour and heavy industry.

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How not to say you’re sorry: Why governments keep getting apologies wrong

In December 2025, the parliament of Victoria — Australia’s second-most populous state — delivered a formal apology to First Peoples for laws and policies that “took land, removed children, broke families, and tried to erase culture.”

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A new voting system meant the Welsh election couldn’t have been further from a two-horse race – so why was it portrayed as one?

Even before votes were counted in this year’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election, speculation among commentators was rife that one campaign narrative had firmly taken hold – that the contest had become a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

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Depressed mice successfully treated with smart contact lenses that zap their brains – new study

Scientists in South Korea have developed experimental contact lenses designed to send electrical signals through the retina and into brain regions linked to mood. In mice, the technology appeared to improve depression-like behaviour.

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In Sudan, a migrant community reveals a resistance to malaria: the genetic study helping shape medicine

Sudan lies at the crossroads of Africa and the Middle East. It has played a key role in human demographic movements, reflected in the diversity of its cultures and languages. Although much of the country is arid, the Nile River has long acted as a corridor for trade, facilitating human…

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Informal workers in Lagos are left to cope with devastating floods alone: why things must change

There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city’s largest informal trading centres, and rise through the stilted walkways of Makoko, a waterfront community of about 100,000 people built over the…

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Julius Malema: South Africa’s performative revolutionary is facing his biggest battle

Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa’s fourth-largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), is a divisive figure: loved by some, hated by others.

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Kenya’s war on traditional alcohol: a colonial hangover about what it means to be ‘civilised’

At the dawn of Kenya’s colonial era in 1902, consumption of home-made alcohol was deeply embedded in society. For instance, among the Mijikenda of coastal Kenya, palm wine was integral (p.290) to traditional ceremonies, such as marriage and initiations, and in ritual offerings.

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A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare

Talk of a “super El Niño” developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns rising that this climate pattern could bring extreme rainfall, heat, drought and destructive flooding around the world.

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Victims can’t access their court transcripts because they’re too expensive – the government says AI might be the answer

For years, victims of crime and those trying to challenge convictions have said that the UK’s system for accessing court records is prohibitively expensive and unnecessarily bureaucratic.

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How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect-eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy

Most Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry flying mammals every day.

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Is AI really ‘writing’? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said ‘no’

I teach writing and rhetoric, but my college students and I often overlook a surprisingly complicated question: What is writing?

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Some of the hottest casting calls in Hollywood right now aren’t for Netflix, Disney or HBO.

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Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask

There’s a new space race to the Moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA’s Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the 2030s. China, India, Japan and a number of private companies all have lunar…

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Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy

Billions of years ago, a young spiral galaxy began to grow in a crowded part of the universe. It pulled in gas and small companion galaxies, slowly building up the bright central region and sweeping spiral arms we see today.

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Why a growing number of Trump supporters are experiencing voter’s remorse

In recent months, some prominent conservatives and erstwhile allies of President Donald Trump – former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and journalist Megyn Kelly, for example – have voiced their displeasure with him on several issues. They range from Trump’s handling of the Iran war and the economy to the…

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay dying

Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing to celebrate a milestone for their country. July Fourth of that year marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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