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The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?

The opinion opens a door for future claims by countries seeking reparations for climate-related harm.

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Misunderstood Malthus: The English thinker whose name is synonymous with doom and gloom has lessons for today

No one uses “Malthusian” as a compliment. Since 1798, when the economist and cleric Thomas Malthus first published “An Essay on the Principles of Population,” the “Malthusian” position – the idea that humans are subject to natural limits – has been vilified and scorned. Today, the term is lobbed at…

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Pilgrims, or posers? How medieval satire exposed people who lied about their travels to Rome and the Holy Land

Situated at the end of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route – known in English as St. James’ Way, or simply “the Camino” – the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela is constantly filled with pilgrims who have completed their journeys.

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Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks

In 1871, Charles Darwin introduced his theory of sexual selection by female choice in The Descent of Man. He suggested females of a species would exhibit a preference for beauty and ornamentation when choosing mates, leading to a prevalence of those traits.

The Conversation

How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate

The effects of Earth's changing climate is driving up the number of legal suits related to environmental issues

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Not quite angels: why we should stop calling these small winged children ‘cherubs’

We are all familiar with cherubs – small, winged children that have a status in Western art history as angels.

The Conversation

Friday essay: who was Anne Frank?

Everyone knows her photo. For some it shows the cheeky smile of a young girl, “Miss Quack Quack”. For others, the image represents an enigmatic veil of mystery, similar to Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

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Abdulrazak Gurnah: searching for signs of Zanzibar’s most famous writer, all I found was trinkets and tourists

Zanzibar has long been an island of arrivals for traders, sailors, slaves and, more recently, waves of tourists. I arrived as a wedding guest and a reader of the Zanzibar born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, in search of the literary and emotional landscapes that shape his fiction. For a week, I…

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How the neoliberalism of ‘Hayek’s Bastards’ changed the world – and fuelled the rise of the populist right

Neoliberalism has had an enormous influence on the world, driving policy and governance at the national and international level, particularly since the 1980s, when it was championed by the Reagan administration in the United States and the Thatcher government in the United Kingdom.

The Conversation

Evidence Shows The Shroud Of Turin Wasn’t Draped Over The Body Of Jesus, But On A Statue Instead

The researcher claims the shroud is no more than an artistic creation.

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A toxicologist’s guide to poison ivy’s itch and bee stings’ burning pain – 2 examples of nature’s chemical warfare

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals.

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New discovery at CERN could hint at why our universe is made up of matter and not antimatter

A new finding at CERN on the French-Swiss border brings us closer to answering why matter dominates over its opposite, antimatter.

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From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis

Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000 people, mostly women, were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe. About half that number were executed – killings motivated by a constellation of beliefs about women, truth, evil and magic.

The Conversation

‘Provocative in a good way’: John Hirst was a rigorous historian, independent thinker and passionate believer in Australia

I first read John Hirst (1942-2016) as an undergraduate in the late 1990s as part of a subject on 19th-century Australian history. We discussed convict history and explored contrasting views about its role and function in the early colonies. What was life as a convict like? Was transportation a cruel…

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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites.

Space

How can the James Webb Space Telescope see so far?

Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it actually work?

Space

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?

International Business Times UK

Stellantis Blames Trump Tariffs for £259M Loss, Predicts £2B Net Decline in First Half of 2025

Stellantis reports a £2 billion ($2.68 billion) net loss for H1 2025, citing Trump's tariffs as a major cause. The automaker faces production cuts, global sales decline, and ongoing uncertainty across its key markets.

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Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT

In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information.

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These Are America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs in 2025

Recognized as America's wealthiest suburb in 2024, Scarsdale, New York, is the nation's wealthiest suburb for a second year in a row, according to yearly rankings conducted by GOBankingRates'...

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Spacecraft equipped with a solar sail could deliver earlier warnings of space weather threats to Earth’s technologies

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and telecommunications – are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather.

Bored Panda

Meet 15 Of The Most Fascinating Fungi On Earth

In celebration of fungi's bizarre and fascinating diversity, "Mental Floss" rounded up 15 of the world’s funkiest species.

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Bond Girl, 70, Looks Completely Different In Rare Sighting 35 Years After Film With Timothy Dalton

Bond Star Priscilla Barnes Looks Unrecognizable At 70 In Rare Sighting

International Business Times UK

Dire Wolf's Return Could Be Followed by Moa's Revival—A 12-Ft. Flightless Bird Extinct for 600 Years

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, the company behind the dire wolf's resurrection, could soon bring back another extinct animal.

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50 Best Places in America To Retire With $500K in Savings

Don't think you can't begin your retirement unless you have $1 million or more in savings. A new GOBankingRates study reveals there are 50 places across the United States where retirees can...

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