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Breakthroughs and setbacks on the hunt for a universal snakebite antivenom

A protester holds up a banner that says 'CAA is unconstitutional'
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Moments of hope: how Indians keep pushing back against the hollowing out of democracy

A doctor with a clipboard holds the hand of a patient on a bed.
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Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness

The Conversation's Curious Kids

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If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Why do some trees lose their leaves and others don’t?
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A pair of evergreen and deciduous trees in autumn.
Why is my dog so cute?
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A puppy and a little girl.
Do whales sneeze?
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A humpback whale breaching.
How high can I jump on the Moon?
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Artist design of an astronaut jumping on the Moon with Earth in the background.
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What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa?

What happened to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa? A new podcast series marks 30 years of post-apartheid democracy
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A man wearing a suit and tie raises his right hand to take an oath, wtacxhed by a male judge.
Part 1: After the euphoria of Nelson Mandela’s election, what happened next?
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A grey-haired and smiling man wearing a loose long-sleeved shirt holds a piece of paper above a ballot box, while other people stand around him
Part 2: South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away
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Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma
Part 3: Persisting inequality has made many young South Africans question the choices made by Nelson Mandela – podcast
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Two young men wearing graduation gowns lead protesters carrying placards saying 'We are young and capable'.

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Computer science culture often means anybody’s data is fair game to feed the AI algorithm – but artists are fighting back

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The Anthropocene epoch that isn’t – what the decision not to label a new geological epoch means for Earth’s future

Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us
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Road showing sign for 8 Mile Rd in Detroit.
North Korean women are now the breadwinners – and shifting this deeply patriarchal society towards a matriarchy
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A small shop run by and serving women in North Korea.
How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia
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A big screen in a street showing Vladimir Russia.
A personal tale of intellectual humility – and the rewards of being open-minded
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Illustration of a person in a surreal dreamlike state.
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As we dream, we can listen in on the waking world – podcast

A hospital monitor showing body signals.
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Interoception: the sixth sense we use to read hidden signals from our body – podcast

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Israel-Gaza

Israel-Gaza: how opinion polls used in Northern Ireland could pave a way to peace
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A statue of two men holding out hands across a divide in Northern Ireland.
Israel-Gaza war is having a chilling effect on academic freedom
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Protesters in Edinburgh hold a banner saying 'Students against apartheid'.
American universities in the spotlight over reaction to Israel-Gaza war
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A police officer walks with students holding a Palestinian flag above him.
Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law
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A man holds a sign saying Stop Genocide Free Hostages with another placard behind saying Sactions on Israel
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Environment + climate

Woman holding up envelope with 'I Quit' on it.
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Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change

Billions are needed for climate adaptation – now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent
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An aerial view of the Namib desert
How a place’s ecology can shape the culture of the people who live there – podcast
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Women working in rice fields.
Unprecedented drought in the Amazon threatens to release huge stores of carbon – podcast
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A boat on an exposed riverbed in the Amazon.
The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California’s Ice Age history – podcast
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A wildfire in the forest.
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Stories behind research

Female lifestyle influencers are changing the face of the far right
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Women recording YouTube video.
Antibiotic resistance: microbiologists turn to new technologies in the hunt for solutions – podcast
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A scientist holds up a petri dish showing drugs being tested against bacteria.
Why some descendants of Holocaust survivors choose to replicate a loved one’s Auschwitz tattoo – podcast
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A woman in a black shirt holds up her arm on which there is a tattooed number.
A tooth that rewrites history? The discovery challenging what we knew about Neanderthals – podcast
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A depiction of a Neanderthal man.

Inside the Oslo Accords

Inside the Oslo accords: a new podcast series marks 30 years since Israel-Palestine secret peace negotiations
Inside the Oslo accords: a new podcast series marks 30 years since Israel-Palestine secret peace negotiations
Jan Egeland remembers the secret negotiations that led to the Oslo accords – podcast
Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat, right, pose holding t-shirts that say seeds of peace.
Hanan Ashrawi and Yossi Beilin on what happened after the Oslo accords handshake – podcast
James Baker, Faisal Husseini, Zakaria Al-Agha, Sari Nusseibah and Hanan Ashrawi
Israel-Palestine: the legacy of Oslo and the future of a two-state solution – podcast
Tower blocks on a hill show the West Bank settlement of Modiin Ilit
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If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

Eloise Stevens, The Conversation

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast
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Breakthroughs and setbacks on the hunt for a universal snakebite antivenom – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Breakthroughs and setbacks on the hunt for a universal snakebite antivenom – podcast
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Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to extend euthanasia to people suffering solely from mental illness
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Moments of hope: how Indians keep pushing back against the hollowing out of democracy

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Moments of hope: how Indians keep pushing back against the hollowing out of democracy
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Why is my dog so cute? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

Eloise Stevens, The Conversation

Why is my dog so cute? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast
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Billions are needed for climate adaptation – now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent

Mend Mariwany, The Conversation

Billions are needed for climate adaptation – now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent