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When the dam broke: the 1925 disaster that reshaped a Welsh community and a country’s safety laws

Nestled between the Caerneddau mountains and the Afon (River) Conwy, the small village of Dolgarrog in north Wales looks peaceful. But the huge hydro-electric pipes that run down the hillside are a constant reminder of the village’s history, and of how the same source of power that once brought prosperity…

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Why healthcare’s ‘do no harm’ ethic must include the planet

Every product we touch has a footprint. A phone, a fridge, a hospital syringe. Each begins and ends in the same place: the planet’s resources.

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How to green your money

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.

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Why ‘green’ finance isn’t always as sustainable as it seems

In the wake of the 2007-08 global financial crisis, green finance has been increasingly celebrated as a way to tackle environmental challenges. Banks, investment funds and insurers have rolled out a growing range of green products, from green bonds to sustainability-linked loans. This momentum is encouraged by international environmental efforts…

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The Scottish king who wrote a treatise on demonology and obsessed over witches

In the 16th century, witches and demons weren’t just for Halloween. People were terrified and preoccupied with them – even kings.

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Where did the first people come from? The case for a coastal migration from southern Africa

The origins and migrations of modern humans around the world are a hot topic of debate. Genetic analyses have pointed to Africa as the continent from which our ancestors dispersed in the Late Pleistocene epoch, which began about 126,000 years ago. Various dispersal routes have been suggested.

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Child marriage is still common in the DRC: what’s driving it and how to encourage change

Despite international efforts to eliminate child marriage, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to have high rates of this harmful practice.

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Some animals are more equal than others: the dark side of researching popular species

Biologists often form deep bonds with the species they study. For some, that relationship begins early in their careers and shapes decades of research. The connection can be personal, even affectionate, but it can also create tensions when others set their sights on the same species.

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Climate crisis is a daily reality for many African communities: how to try and protect them

For many African communities, the climate crisis is not a future scenario – it is a daily emergency. Irreversible losses, destroyed homes, failed harvests, vanishing ecosystems and lack of access to clean water are already happening.

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‘Night of the Living Dead’ helped me process the Tree of Life massacre and other real-world horrors

The Halloween season has always been special for me. It’s the time when it seems the entire country shares the fascination with the dark side of human experience that has inspired me from my youth as a fan of horror movies to my current career as a professor of English…

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The Rose Field takes Philip Pullman’s ‘Dust’ to its philosophical conclusions

The Rose Field, the third and final volume in Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust trilogy is finally in the hands of his readers.

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Special educational needs reform could be a bureaucratic nightmare – here’s how to put families first

Plans to reform support for children with special educational needs in England have been delayed after the government announced its new policy would not be unveiled until 2026, rather than autumn 2025.

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Women folk healers were branded as witches, but their treatments may have been medically sound

“Hubble bubble toil and trouble” is a quote from Shakespeare’s Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in giant cauldrons. But the truth was that women persecuted as witches were probably legitimate healers of the time.

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Trick or treatment: Halloween health hazards hiding in plain fright

While Halloween offers a chance to embrace all things spooky and supernatural, the real terrors this season aren’t confined to ghost stories. From pumpkin-carved fingers to contact lens infections that can lead to life-threatening heart conditions, the festivities come with genuine medical hazards – some surprisingly severe.

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Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste

Food waste has long been reviled as an immoral, largely preventable feature of our consumer society.

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The painting that haunts me – seven experts share their favourite scary artwork

With Halloween approaching, we asked seven of our academic experts to tell us about the most unsettling artwork they’ve ever encountered. From gruesome portraits to creepy critters, these are the paintings that have stayed with them long after their first glimpse.

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The surprising ways Halloween treats can interact with your medications

As Halloween approaches, the air fills with excitement. Costumes are planned, pumpkins are carved, and the promise of sweet treats is everywhere. But while dipping into chocolates and colourful candies may seem harmless, some ingredients in these festive favourites can cause trouble for people taking certain medications or living with…

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Trump and Putin didn’t hold new peace talks after all — but that was likely Putin’s plan all along

Donald Trump’s administration recently announced a forthcoming meeting between the American president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to take place in Hungary. High-level talks from representatives of both the United States and Russia were to set up such a meeting in the near future.

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Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA’s troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October 2025 about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor.

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‘My gender is like an empty lot’ − the people who reject man, woman and any other gender label

When I asked Manisha to describe her gender identity, she gave a simple answer: “Meh.”

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Beware the Anglo-Saxons! Why Russia likes to invoke a medieval tribe when talking about the West

A new, old specter is haunting the world: the bloodthirsty Anglo-Saxons.

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Where does human thinking end and AI begin? An AI authorship protocol aims to show the difference

The latest generation of artificial intelligence models is sharper and smoother, producing polished text with fewer errors and hallucinations. As a philosophy professor, I have a growing fear: When a polished essay no longer shows that a student did the thinking, the grade above it becomes hollow – and so…

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What both sides of America’s polarized divide share: Deep anxieties about the meaning of life and existence itself

Opening my social media feed, I’m often confronted with a jarring contrast: intense, diametrically opposed perspectives from different friends. The comments can be laced with insult, character attack and invective.

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Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein – learning how could boost human resilience, too

A newly discovered protein from Earth’s toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge

Interest in the Moon has been high – just in the past two years there have been 12 attempts to send missions to the Moon, nearly half of which private companies undertook. With so much activity, it’s important to start thinking about coordination and safety.

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