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We have all experienced pain becoming more unbearable at night. The absence of stimuli and the influence of circadian rhythms could explain this phenomenon.
Generations of readers have experienced the frustration of reading fragments when trying to access classics of ancient Mesopotamian literature.
Russian players will now compete as neutrals at Wimbledon, ending a yearlong stance against their participation.
One visionary modernist architect saw play spaces as crucial to the 20th-century city. But they have to be cared for in order to survive.
As student protests against high rents unfurl across Italy, one academic points out one of the groups most likely to end up on the streets under a far-right government: young black men.
Setting up AI-free ‘sanctuaries’ could allow us to reap the technology’s benefits while offering vital safeguards to our cognitive capacities and privacy.
Study shows people in China and Finland express fewer negative emotions than other nations.
One out of every four litres of water used in the Balearic Archipelago is a result of tourism. In the municipalities with the highest number of tourist lodgings, related consumption exceeds 58%.
Despite the association of ‘Luddite’ with a naïve rejection of technology, the term and its origins are far richer and more complex than you might think.
Record numbers of visitors are flocking to blockbuster exhibitions. Behind all the excitement, there are difficult questions over how to address their carbon footprint.
Freedom of expression was the one remaining gain of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, but it is now severely threatened by a populist president.
In the 19th century, several English women wrote accounts of their world travels. While considered by some as second-rate travellers, they were just as restless as their male contemporaries.
The countries that accumulate the most wealth are also the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. Tackling overconsumption would make it possible to reach the desired goal of zero emissions sooner.
Opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is looking like he might end the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming election.
Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go: this contest is way older than the European Union.
The iconic plant of the Netherlands saved thousands of people from starvation in times of famine and today it is once again appreciated for its gastronomic qualities.
Smoother and quieter, the car of the future comes with one nauseating hitch.
Documentary photography aims to portray reality and help transform the world.
The brutal methods employed by the French police to maintain order during protests contrast with those of its European neighbours.
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Anthropologue, Maîtresse de conférences à l'Université de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Científico titular CSIC, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
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Directeur de recherche émérite au CNRS, économiste de l’énergie, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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Lecturer in Law, UCL
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Professor of Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Liverpool
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Dean for Diversity Inclusion and Sustainability, Professor of Public Economics, Director of Axa Research Lab on Gender Equality, Bocconi University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Profesor de ingeniería forestal y cambio global, Universitat de Lleida
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Research fellow with the Centre for French Culture, University of Warsaw
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Chercheur postdoctoral sur les incendies de forêts, Inrae
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Archéologue, penseur et chercheur au CNRS, Université de Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier
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Géopoliticien, Sciences Po
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Historien, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)
