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Ebola, hantavirus… how eroding global health cooperation could threaten worse crises ahead

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks, respectively in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, and on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, remind us that the next health crisis is never far away. They also illustrate the World Health Organization’s key role in global coordination and the importance…

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, the Horse... and beyond: Charlie Mackesy’s illustrated world on show in new exhibition

Dulwich Picture Gallery will celebrate Mackesy’s whimsical drawings and stories

The Independent UK

Oxford reveals Children’s Word of the Year for 2025

Almost 5,000 children aged six to 14 were surveyed by Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press apologises over 20-year-old book about Indian warrior king

Book by American author sparks outrage and protests over portrayal of Chhatrapati Shivaji

The Independent UK

Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year

For us linguists, the flurry of “word of the year” announcements from dictionaries and publishers is a holiday tradition as anticipated as mince pies. The words of the year aren’t just a fun peek into new slang and language changes, they also tell us quite a bit about the worries,…

The Conversation

'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025

The Independent UK

'Rage bait' crowned Oxford's Word of the Year for 2025

“Rage bait” triumphed over “biohack” and “aura farming” to become Oxford's Word of the Year 2025. The two-syllable open-compound word refers to an attention-seeking form of online behavior that leads nowhere good.

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What is Rage Bait? Oxford Chooses Trending Phrase As Word of the Year 2025

Oxford University Press announced this year's Word of the Year.

International Business Times UK

2025 Oxford word of the year named as "rage bait"

There's been a "three-fold increase in usage" of the compound of the words "rage" and "bait" over the past year, Oxford says.

Axios

'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

LiveScience

One in three pupils say they cannot tell if AI content is true – poll

Nearly half of those polled were concerned their teachers cannot spot when others have used AI to do their schoolwork.

Evening Standard

Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal

Move follows concerns about papers in Forensic Sciences Research not meeting ethical standards on DNA collection

The Guardian - UK

'The first author was a woman. She should be in the kitchen, not writing papers': Bias in STEM publishing still punishes women

"What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can be."

LiveScience

Can’t sleep after doomscrolling? Experts explain the ‘brain rot’ effect

We explore if brain rot, the impact of consuming too much online content, can affect your sleep. Here’s what the experts say.

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What do slay, sigma and skibidi mean? Kids' favourite slang words of 2024 revealed by Oxford University Press

Good luck learning a word that doesn’t really mean anything...

The Independent UK

What does ‘skibidi’ mean? Kids’ top slang words of the year revealed

Words such as ‘slay’, ‘sigma’ and ‘skibidi’ were voted as children’s favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press

Evening Standard

‘Kindness’ named as Children’s Word of the Year

Mental health was a reason for some children selecting the word, according to Oxford University Press.

Salon

A glossary for a second Trump term

Weathering is the 2024 Word of the Year

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Oxford University Press's 2024 Word of the Year: which words did not make the cut?

The Oxford Word of the Year has previously included culturally significant terms such as ‘chav’, ‘selfie’ and ‘sudoku’

Evening Standard

What is brain rot and how is mindlessly scrolling on social media impacting your mental health?

TikTok inspires 19th century term’s surprising comeback

The Independent UK

How to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year

The Guardian - UK

‘Brain rot’: Oxford word of the year 2024 reflects ‘trivial’ use of social media

Expression chosen after public vote describes impact of endless scrolling of mind-numbing content

LiveScience

'A remarkable conspiracy': Why is matter neutral? Physicist Frank Close explores the mystery in a new book

Frank Close tells us about the history of particle physics, and what it means that charge in our universe's matter is so closely balanced.

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Take a deep dive into UFO history in 'After the Flying Saucers Came' by Greg Eghigian (exclusive)

An interview with "After the Flying Saucers Came" author and Penn State history professor Greg Eghigian about the history of the UFO phenomenon and those who study it.

Reason

Neil Siegel Guest-Blogging About His New Book "The Collective-Action Constitution"

The book argues that the structural elements of the Constitution should be interpreted in a way that empowers the federal government to address collective action problems facing the states.

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