Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from The Conversation

Bad rural roads in South Africa aren’t just a technical problem – they block people’s rights: report

In many rural parts of South Africa, getting to a hospital, school or workplace depends on the condition of a gravel road. When that road collapses during rain or potholes make it impassable, the consequences are immediate: ambulances cannot reach patients, children miss school, workers lose income.

The Conversation

Striped mice survive harsh drought by slowing down and not getting stressed

For decades, ecologists lumped everything bad for animals under one word: stress. But what if animals don’t experience harsh environments as stressful at all? What if it is the opposite?

The Conversation

For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shame

Your back pain gets worse as you sit through a long meeting. Your wrist pain flares when you’re typing furiously to meet a tight deadline. During a busy shift at the grocery store, you feel a migraine coming on.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he’s lucky to be alive

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Immigrant kids can attend school regardless of citizenship – some states are challenging this standard

All immigrants, regardless of their citizenship status, have the right to attend a public K-12 school in the United States. Schools cannot collect students’ immigration status when they enroll. This has been the case since 1982, when the Supreme Court ruled against Texas in the case of Plyler v. Doe.

The Conversation

Trump’s ‘Venezuela solution’ to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state

The U.S. and Cuban governments have been at odds since the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution 67 years ago. Yet despite pressure, embargoes and various CIA plots, the communist government in Havana has resisted the wishes of its very powerful neighbor separated by just 90 miles (145 kilometers) of water.

The Conversation

The ever-evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans

In 2024, Donald Trump dramatically improved his performance among nearly all groups of voters from four years earlier. Trump’s growth among Hispanic voters was especially notable, increasing by more than 10 points from 2020 to 2024, at least according to exit polls.

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Why many older adults skip hard candy – how aging can change chewing and swallowing

Last Easter while my children were sorting through their baskets of chocolate eggs and jelly beans, my son looked up from the table and asked a simple question:

The Conversation

How dolphins communicate – new discoveries from a long-term study in Sarasota, Florida

Human fascination with bottlenose dolphins goes back thousands of years, at least as early as Greek mythology.

The Conversation

50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of life

March 31, 2026, marks 50 years since a landmark decision that shapes American patients’ rights every day: the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the case of Karen Ann Quinlan, who had suffered an irreversible coma.

The Conversation

What Betsy Ross’ real story tells us about women’s work in the Revolution − and why it still matters 250 years later

For generations, most Americans knew – and maybe believed – a story about upholstery seamstress Betsy Ross and the making of the nation’s first flag.

The Conversation

Lead Children: new Netflix series reminds us that lead poisoning is still a global health problem

The new Netflix series Lead Children has put a spotlight on the issue of lead poisoning in 1970s Poland. The series follows a young doctor who discovers that children living near a smelting plant have been poisoned with lead.

The Conversation

Couples share 30% of their gut bacteria. Here’s how that may affect health

When living with a partner, you might be sharing more than just the same home, lifestyle and interests. You might also share various microscopic organisms residing on and in you.

The Conversation

The Iran war has lessons to teach us about nuclear weapons – but we risk learning the wrong ones

Nuclear “non-proliferation” – preventing the spread of nuclear weapons beyond states that already have them – has been held up as the rationale for the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The Conversation

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Why scientists are exploring brain cooling as a defence against altitude sickness

In the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, elite mountaineer Nirmal Purja races up the world’s highest summits at extraordinary speed. But even he isn’t immune to altitude.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Rory Medcalf on Australians’ growing national security fears

Australians have become increasingly anxious about national security – even before the outbreak of the recent US-Israel war with Iran, according to a new report.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Albanese could learn from Malinauskas’ masterclass in messaging

With social cohesion badly fraying and One Nation’s surge reinforcing the threat it is under, politicians desperately need to find the rhetoric to help glue our multiculturalism back together.

The Conversation

The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story

It’s no secret our planet is heating up.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Iran can’t ‘win’ this war. But it can force a US retreat using these 4 insurgency tactics

Iran knows it is militarily much weaker than the United States. The US accounts for 37% of military spending worldwide, while Iran accounts for less than 1%. On paper, we’d expect the US to easily win a military confrontation with Iran.

The Conversation

Money isn’t free. Here’s what to know before downloading a cashback app

“Cashback” apps make an enticing promise. You download an app or click on a web browser extension. You go about your online shopping as usual, spend money, but then get some cash back. It sounds simple, right?

The Conversation

Your smart home can be easily hacked. New safety standards will help, but stay vigilant

On a quiet suburban street, a modern Australian home wakes before its owners do.

The Conversation

Wondering if you really need that dental treatment? Here’s what to ask and how to get a second opinion

If the dental bill has ever made you gulp, you’re far from alone. Around three in ten Australian adults say they avoid or delay dental care due to costs. In Aotearoa New Zealand, almost half of adults overall have unmet dental needs due to cost.

The Conversation

Child protection workers are under pressure in NZ. Can predictive modelling help?

Across child protection services, frontline staff are often making decisions in the hardest possible conditions: under time pressure, with incomplete information and high stakes on every side.

The Conversation

Family violence protection orders can be a lifeline, but the system needs reforming

Every year across Australia, more than 100,000 people obtain a family violence protection order.

The Conversation

‘Destroy! Be courageous!’ – 2 shimmering meditations on grief, nihilism and motherhood

In 1983, Erin Vincent was 14 years old. Like most adolescents, she was beginning to shed her childhood and starting to grow into a more durable, flexible adult skin. But when her parents were killed by a speeding tow truck in western Sydney, she found herself frozen in time, immobilised…

1 … 41 42 43 44

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The New Jersey Supreme Court

12 stories

BSP Research

11 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.