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How a popular sweetener could be damaging your brain’s defences – new study
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Havovi Chichger, Professor, Biomedical Science, Anglia Ruskin University Found in everything from protein bars to energy drinks, erythritol has long been considered a safe alternative to sugar. But new research suggests this widely used sweetener may be quietly undermining one of the body’s most crucial protective…
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Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Stephen Acabado, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles Bottles of tequila now command premium prices in trendy bars. On Instagram, celebrity-backed brands of the agave-based Mexican spirit jostle for attention. And debates over cultural appropriation and agave sustainability swirl alongside booming tourism in…
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How mothers supporting mothers can help fill the health care worker shortage gap and other barriers to care
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Sona Dimidjian, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder For generations, women have relied on informal networks of friends, family and neighbors to navigate the complexities of birth and motherhood. Today, research is finally catching up to what generations of women have known:…
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Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Kevin Morris, Research Professor of Social Work, University of Denver Studies show that dogs help humans cope with stress. marcoventuriniautieri/E+ via Getty Immages In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed”…
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Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Asher Kaufman, Professor of History and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Druze from Syria hug relatives from the Israeli Druze community before crossing the border in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on July 17, 2025. AP Photo/Leo Correa A fragile ceasefire was put in place…
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BBC Verify largely factchecks international stories – what about UK politics?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Cushion, Professor, Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University In a world of fake news and disinformation, factchecking claims and the veracity of images has become an important part of impartial journalism. People invest their trust in information sources they believe are accurate.…
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Congo and critical minerals: What are the costs of America’s peace?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Evelyn Namakula Mayanja, Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University In March 2025, President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) offered the country’s critical mineral reserves to the United States and Europe in exchange for security and stability. At the time, the March 23…
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In a world first, The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders over their treatment of women – what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria, Lecturer in Criminal Law and International Law, Curtin University Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan. The court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II cited reasonable grounds for believing supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice…
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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Anna Erickson, Professor of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities. Dean Calma/IAEA, CC BY What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with…
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The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on March 28 this year, a CCTV camera captured the moment the plate boundary moved, providing the first direct visual evidence of plate tectonics in…