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Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life

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Jews were barred from Spain’s New World colonies − but that didn’t stop Jewish and converso writers from describing the Americas

Every few years, a story about Columbus resurfaces: Was the Genoese navigator who claimed the Americas for Spain secretly Jewish, from a Spanish family fleeing the Inquisition?

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Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs or the glowing green rods from science fiction. But uranium isn’t just fuel for apocalyptic fears. It’s also a surprisingly common element that plays a crucial role in modern energy, medicine and geopolitics.

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Iran’s history has been blighted by interference from foreign powers

Israel’s recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran’s nuclear programme, but it didn’t just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and senior military personnel.

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Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century judge and ambassador, travelled further than Marco Polo. The Rihla records his adventures

In our guides to the classics, experts explain key literary works.

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Here's Why Kroger Is Closing 60 Stores — And What Will Happen to Affected Employees

Krogers' sales fell from $45.1 billion (£33.51 billion) from $45.3 billion (£33.66 billion) in the same period last year.

International Business Times UK

Tracing the Drax family’s millions – a story of British landed gentry, slavery and sugar plantations

Rich British aristocratic families with a legacy of owning colonial slave plantations are often accused by campaigners that their wealth solely originates from these plantations. One frequent target of this criticism has been the Drax family of Dorset, which is headed by Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, who was the Conservative MP…

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Wikimedia Commons: Here Are The 42 Best Pictures Of 2006-2022 Chosen By This Community

Today, we are pleased to share with you the best images chosen by the community of Wikimedia Commons.

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No country for old poets? Barry Hill’s Lamb is a work of vitality and rejuvenation

If any generalisations can be made of Australian poetry, one of them might be that Australia is no country for old poets. It is hard enough finding an audience while you’re alive. Then, when you’re no longer around to read or speak of them, your poems will likely slip into…

The Conversation

Air France-KLM Publicly Announces Confidence In Newly-Ordered Boeing Units Amid Air India Tragedy

At a press conference for the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in New Delhi, India, Benjamin supported Boeing as a top aeroplane manufacturer.

International Business Times UK

Why do we fear Friday 13th? Or even just saying the word Friggatriskaidekaphobia

Do you suffer from Friggatriskaidekaphobia, otherwise known as fear of Friday 13th?

Euronews

6 ways AI can partner with us in creative inquiry, inspired by media theorist Marshall McLuhan

Today’s large language models (LLMs) process information across disciplines at unprecedented speed and are challenging higher education to rethink teaching, learning and disciplinary structures.

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Secrets of medieval kings revealed by DNA from 900-year-old skeletons

New DNA evidence unsettles a nation’s founding myth

The Independent UK

What family firms like Rothschild can teach Canadian businesses about resilience

Family businesses constitute a vital component of Canada’s economic landscape. They make up 63 per cent of privately held firms, employ nearly seven million people and generate about $575 billion a year.

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Lafayette helped Americans turn the tide in their fight for independence – and 50 years later, he helped forge the growing nation’s sense of identity

America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection.

The Conversation

Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them

A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented prime numbers. Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. inscribed with Babylonian numbers describes a number system built on prime…

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If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question

Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored … the dire wolf to its rightful place in the ecosystem.” Three wolf pups – Romulus, Remus and Khaleesi – were born through this de-extinction project.

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Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?

An intense argument is raging over whether what has been happening in Gaza since October 2023 is an act of genocide. It is the subject of a case being heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which South Africa has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide. The…

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‘Killing is part of their life’: the men raised on violence who are both perpetrators and victims as South Sudan faces return to civil war

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Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today

Several Republican-led states have restricted transgender rights: Iowa has signed a law removing civil rights protection for transgender people; Wyoming has prohibited state agencies from requiring the use of preferred pronouns; and Alabama recently passed a law that only two sexes would be recognized. Hundreds of bills have been introduced…

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Semicolons are becoming increasingly rare; their disappearance should be resisted

A recent study has found a 50% decline in the use of semicolons over the last two decades. The decline accelerates a longterm trend:

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Should AD stand for Alzheimer’s disease, or for Auguste Deter, the patient whose case was first described?

Auguste Deter was born 175 years ago on May 16, 1850. Though the story of her life is not widely known, it should be. Through her suffering and dignity, Deter puts a much-needed human face on the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), one of the most important medical problems currently…

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Australia’s ‘inconvenient’ women writers blazed a trail through the 20th century

In Inconvenient Women, Jacqueline Kent shines a spotlight on some of Australia’s most radical and influential writers.

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What will the Antichrist look like? According to Western thought, an authoritarian king – or the pope

The US presidency and the papacy came together on May 3 when Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photograph of himself dressed as the pope to Truth Social. The image was then shared by the White House’s accounts.

The Conversation

Spacecraft can ‘brake’ in space using drag − advancing craft agility, space safety and planetary missions

When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag. This force opposes a moving vehicle, and it’s part of the reason why your car naturally slows to a stop if you take your foot off the gas pedal.…

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