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More than half of the global population do not have safe sanitation. What is the best way to go about changing this?
An analysis of Bitcoin’s fundamentals shows how much of a bubble its price has inflated to.
The latest episode of The Conversation's In Depth, Out Loud podcast, in which we read out a selection of long form stories.
Milne and Shepard were a classic partnership of children’s literature.
Changing sexual mores can be tracked by watching the way 007 flirts with Moneypenny and the way she reacts.
Brexit negotiations have revealed a clear lack of appreciation for the power of symbolism in Northern Irish politics.
Claims that the Manchester Arena bombing could have been stopped are too simplistic.
The internet can help answer patients’ lingering questions.
If you can’t use Bitcoin to buy anything then it has no intrinsic value.
A panel of experts has ruled that Primodos did not cause birth defects. But what’s the science behind their decision?
The weedkiller glyphosate has previously been linked to cancer, and now Europe’s citizens want to see it banned.
Martin Schulz has said he’d rather go back into opposition than agree to another grand coalition. But is that sensible?
We’re wildly off base when it comes to guessing crime rates and other important social matters, because we focus on the negative.
A new study suggests skilled storytellers may have greater reproductive success than others.
Blue Planet II reveals what fantastic predators they are.
Fan parks will be a key tool at Russia’s World Cup next year.
The rules favour the few.
Thanks to the way they are portrayed in films and books, the Knights Templar have become identified with narrow-minded nationalism. This is unjust and inaccurate.
… in fact, it can make you sick.
True crime drama focuses on the inequality and degradation of working-class women in service in the 19th century.
The latest Brexit talks would offer a masterclass in how not to negotiate if they weren’t so lacking in complexity.
Mistletoe and wine are a dangerous combination at the office Christmas party.
The government claims figures showing the south gets more than the north are misleading.
Insincerity and short-termism rule global responses to Libyan migration.