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The ancestors of ostriches and emus were long-distance fliers – here’s how we worked this out
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Klara Widrig, Postdoctoral research fellow, Smithsonian Institution Oleksii Synelnykov/Shutterstock Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans to build our own flying machines. This makes those birds…
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Why This Is Spinal Tap remains the funniest rock satire ever made
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Daniel, Associate Lecturer in Communication, Western Sydney University Embassy Pictures Corporation/Getty Images With Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hitting cinemas, now is the perfect moment to revisit its precursor, one of most influential and hilarious comedy films ever made, 1984’s This Is Spinal…
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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić clings to power – but protests highlight the danger of stubborn leadership
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Keith Brown, Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University In Serbia, there is a word for a form of stubbornness that sees someone act out of spite or defiance rather than yield to the will of others: “inat.” It’s something Serbian President Aleksandar…
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Pet guardians are increasingly worried about the mental health of their dogs and cats
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Renata Roma, Researcher Associate – Pawsitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan The human-animal bond is evolving, and there is a need to further explore people’s concerns towards their pets (Unsplash/Manuel Meza) When it comes to caring for pets, some people worry most about physical health, while…
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Africa’s borrowing costs are too high: the G20’s missed opportunity to reform rating agencies
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Misheck Mutize, Post Doctoral Researcher, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town One of the commitments the South African presidency of the G20 made in its policy priorities document at the beginning of 2025 was to push for fairer, more transparent sovereign credit ratings.…
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Helen Zille: will competence, courage and a dose of arrogance be enough to get her elected as Johannesburg’s mayor?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille is one of the most remarkable politicians South Africa’s democracy has yet seen. Remarkable because she has served in so many high-profile public…
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What’s still needed after the Pope’s residential schools apology? Sustained action, humility and heart
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Tiffany Dionne Prete, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, University of Lethbridge As we observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, it is relevant to remember the late Pope Francis. As the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope, his leadership was marked by efforts to face difficult issues,…
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How to identify animal tracks, burrows and other signs of wildlife in your neighborhood
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Steven Sullivan, Director of the Hefner Museum of Natural History, Miami University A paw print in baked mud at Joshua Tree National Park, likely from a coyote. Brad Sutton/National Park Service Your neighborhood is home to all sorts of amazing animals, from racoons, squirrels and…
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Chickenpox: why the UK has approved the MMRV vaccine in under-fours but the US is preparing to restrict it
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Helen McDonald, Senior Lecturer, Life Sciences, University of Bath Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single jab, the US is moving in the opposite…
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From ‘refrigerator mothers’ to paracetamol: why harmful autism myths are so common
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Lindsay O’Dell, Professor of critical developmental psychology, The Open University Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock US president Donald Trump’s claim that pregnant women should avoid paracetamol – a statement that is both harmful and not backed by the science – fits into a long and damaging tradition of blaming…