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Nine-year-old Eva was watching an episode of the children’s show Horrible Histories about the stone age recently when a question popped into her head. The cave men were speaking a broken form of English, but Eva thought that didn’t sound right and she wondered: how was the first language formed?

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There are already 16,000 satellites in Earth’s orbit. How will we manage the next 100,000?

Earth’s orbit is getting crowded.

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African entrepreneurs operate in tough conditions: the skills they’ve honed could be useful to others

When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor internet connectivity. Unreliable electricity. Bureaucracy. Corruption.

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The rise of Yemeni coffeehouses in Dearborn and beyond

The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, Abdullah Hammoud, declared the city the “Coffee Capital of America” in November 2025.

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Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?

Almost ten years ago – just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor – I sat down with Andy Burnham and interviewed him for The Conversation.

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Manchester – the city powering Andy Burnham, the UK’s incoming prime minister

Three months ago, Andy Burnham’s desk was filled with the business of running Greater Manchester. Buses. Housing. Policing. This mayoral region in the north of England is home to 3 million people and Burnham, a former minister in the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, has been its…

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Why people put a wooden spoon across a boiling pot; the science behind the kitchen hack

A wooden spoon can briefly stop pots from boiling over by bursting bubbles. This kitchen hack works because wood is a porous material that releases trapped air. However, the spoon quickly becomes saturated and loses its effectiveness over time. Ingredients like starches and proteins cause rapid bubbling and overflow in…

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There’s one reason why so many cold and flu tablets don’t actually work

You’ve got the sniffles and your nose is running like a tap. The tissues feel like sandpaper.

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Young people are being exposed to gambling too early. Here’s what we can do

Our country has a gambling problem.

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More pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5. Here’s what you need to know

More children under five years old should be able to be vaccinated in pharmacies from January 2027 under a range of measures designed to boost vaccine coverage announced in this year’s federal budget.

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Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforward

Porn is a topic we tend to avoid talking about – whether it be at school, work or around the dinner table.

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What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

Peptide may not yet be the 2026 Oxford Word of the Year, but it must surely be in the running.

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A journalist’s journey through faith and identity

From time to time, The Conversation features interesting work our editors are involved in. Kalpana Jain, senior religion/ethics editor and director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative at The Conversation, spent part of 2026 as a visiting researcher at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia – Malaysia’s national university. The piece below is…

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Climate law expert: Europe’s deadly heatwaves belong in court

Europe is in the middle of something that no longer feels exceptional. Temperature records have broken across the continent, hitting 40°C and above in Germany, France, Hungary and Spain – and costing hundreds of lives.

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We still misunderstand addiction. Here’s what you should know

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled.

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A brief history of human pain

Pain is one of the few things all of us experience, from stubbing a toe to waking up with an aching back; we can all relate to the feeling of being in pain.

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America at 250: still a ‘democratic experiment’

This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

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How a box set from 1964 attempted to capture the sweep of American music from the colonial era to the counterculture

Long before the Revolutionary War, numerous traditions of Indigenous music flourished in places later incorporated into the United States. European music was heard in the New World from the earliest days of exploration and settlement. Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive…

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From pureed meals to fresh greens: how space food is advancing to keep astronauts healthy

The Artemis II mission to the Moon has reignited humanity’s desire for exploration and renewed our perspective of Earth. It has also revived our fascination with space food.

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‘In the end the court did its job’ – a former federal judge reviews a Supreme Court term full of momentous decisions

In the Supreme Court term that began in October 2025, the justices delivered major decisions in cases ranging from voting rights to citizenship to presidential power. The Conversation’s Politics and Legal Affairs Editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with Dickinson College President John Jones, a former federal judge, about the court’s session.

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13,000 tonnes of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here’s how it could be cleaned up

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the Moon. Now it has more than 15,000 – about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The world’s first trillionaire plans to launch one million more satellites, each roughly 70 metres long and 20 metres wide, that would form…

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From interplanetary spaceships to lunar reactors, our future in space looks nuclear-powered

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality.

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When celebrities talk about their prostate cancer, here’s what happens next

When high-profile figures publicly discuss their prostate cancer, the public health impact can be immediate. The media coverage raises awareness. More men may seek information or medical advice.

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Call for Applications: Indigenous Affairs Editor-in-Residence — The Conversation Canada

Are you an experienced storyteller with a passion for centring Indigenous voices, histories and perspectives? Do you want to bring your editorial expertise to a prestigious, flexible residency that pairs public journalism with academic rigour?

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What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers

This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet’s encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In its first decade, the quirky experiment for passionate nerds exploded in popularity. It became a ubiquitous information resource and a homework helper for schoolkids, much to the dismay of skeptical teachers.

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