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The Women’s prize was founded in 1991 in bold riposte to the year’s all-male Booker prize shortlist. It’s funny to think how male-dominated the industry once was when you look at it now. There has been a real renaissance in literary fiction by women since then. Take last year’s Booker…

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Marine fungi could help feed the world and fight disease

Fungi are nature’s recyclers and chemists, turning waste into useful products and creating an array of enzymes and compounds. By harnessing this potential through fungal biotechnology (using fungi to develop products and technologies for various applications), we can create sustainable materials, food and processes that help solve global challenges like…

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Why Israel’s air strikes signal a shifting relationship with the US and a weakening Iran

The Middle East is undergoing a realignment of power. With Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites and the assassination of at least two of Iran’s senior security officials, Benjamin Netanyahu is showing his willingness to go it alone and ignore pressure from the Trump administration.

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Why anti-trafficking measures alone won’t save Africa’s pangolins

Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales – representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins – were seized in shipments linked to Nigeria, despite a ban on international trade.

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Air India crash: what do we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved? Expert Q&A

An Air India plane bound for London Gatwick airport crashed shortly after take-off on June 12 in Ahmedabad, western India. Flight AI171 was carrying 242 people, including 169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese and one Canadian.

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The Conversation scoops two awards in one night, including Podcast Publisher of the Year

The Conversation’s audio team is celebrating a very successful night at the Publisher Podcast awards where The Conversation won Podcast Publisher of the Year.

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A school prom isn’t just a party – it can equip teens with life skills

The high school prom, an American institution, has now been a mainstay in UK culture for over 25 years. A prom heralds the end of exams and the end of school altogether – and the beginning of a new chapter of life. It’s an opportunity for teens to dress up…

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Video games teach students in this class how religion works in the modern world

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

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Why are sunsets so pretty in winter? There’s a simple explanation

If you live in the southern hemisphere and have been stopped in your tracks by a recent sunset, you may have noticed they seem more vibrant lately. The colours are brighter and bolder, and they linger longer in the sky.

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‘Hard to measure and difficult to shift’: the government’s big productivity challenge

Higher productivity has quickly emerged as an economic reform priority for Labor’s second term.

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A portrait taken in North Philly in the 1980s reconnects poet with cherished memories of her own beloved father

To celebrate Father’s Day, The Conversation U.S. asked Philadelphia anthropologist, playwright and poetic ethnographer Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon to reflect on a poem she recently performed to accompany a 1986 photograph by Philadelphia photographer Joseph V. Labolito.

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Trump’s clash with California governor over LA protests has potential to influence next presidential race

During US president Donald Trump’s first administration, many Democratic governors served as a major source of opposition to Trump. Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California, regularly sparred with Trump on several issues, including immigration, healthcare and gun rights. But after Trump was re-elected in 2024, Newsom promised to work…

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The AI hype is just like the blockchain frenzy – here’s what happens when the hype dies

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has taken centre stage across various industries. From AI-generated art to chatbots in customer service, every sector is seemingly poised for disruption.

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What the new British zoo standards mean for animal welfare

If you visit a zoo, you might be captivated by the animals you see — majestic lions, curious meerkats, soaring birds of prey. But this is not always the case. Some zoos don’t always give us that impression of “happy animals” where they can behave naturally and be left alone…

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Why burning waste to power a giant greenhouse really could be a greener way of growing food

A new project in Bradwell, Essex, aims to change how we grow food and how we deal with our rubbish. Slated to begin operations in 2027, the Rivenhall greenhouse project could become Europe’s largest low-carbon horticulture facility.

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Fossilised stomach reveals sauropod dinosaur’s final meal

Since the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs have been almost universally regarded as herbivores, despite no evidence - until now

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Trump’s use of the national guard against LA protesters defies all precedents

Violence has erupted on the streets of cities across southern California over the weekend, as protesters clashed with agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency detaining people they suspected to be illegal immigrants. The US president, Donald Trump, took the unusual decision on Saturday to deploy 2,000…

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Why wind farm developers are pulling out at the last minute

The UK government’s strategy for tackling climate change received a major blow in May when Danish developer Ørsted announced that adverse economic developments had halted its 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea 4 wind farm in the North Sea.

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Hedgehog poo could hold important secrets about local biodiversity

Biodiversity, the rich variety of life found on Earth, is vanishing. I’m a conservation scientist keen to monitor this loss to better understand where efforts to reverse it will be most effective. And I might have hit on a novel solution.

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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system

In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?

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Horses have a complex repertoire of facial expressions, just like primates

When I started horse riding lessons at the age of eight, I was told that if a horse had its ears forward that was a good sign, and if horse had its ears back it wasn’t happy. Those riding lessons sparked a fascination with equine behaviour that is still with…

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Mussel power: how an offshore shellfish farm is boosting marine life

Over the past 50 years, global aquaculture including fish, mussel and seaweed farms has grown dramatically. Almost half of the world’s wild-caught fish is used to produce fishmeal and oils that feed farmed fish.

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Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores

Mud is messy. For some, it’s a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship. Mud, though, is often overlooked, particularly when it lies out of sight. Deep down at the bottom of the sea, it is one of the most important natural archives of Earth’s past – holding clues…

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Germany’s chancellor thinks his fellow citizens need to work harder. Here’s why he’s wrong

People in Germany have taken the idea of a work-life balance too far. To get their economy back on track, they must work more.

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Why the Musk and Trump relationship is breaking down – a psychologist explains

It is not a good break-up. These were always two big beasts used to getting their own way. Two alpha males, if you like the evolutionary metaphor, trying to get along. And now the Donald Trump and Elon Musk relationship is in meltdown.

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