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African media are threatened by governments and big tech – book tracks the latest trends
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Hayes Mabweazara, Senior Lecturer in Sociological & Cultural Studies (Media, Culture & Society), University of Glasgow Media capture happens when media outlets lose their independence and fall under the influence of political or financial interests. This often leads to news content that favours power instead of…
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Why is heart cancer so rare? A biologist explains
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Julie Phillippi, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh When heart cancer does happen, it can be particularly serious. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert…
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‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it comes with questions around sustainability and sovereignty
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor of Space and Society, Arizona State University A group of people gaze up at the Moon in Germany. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber “India is on the Moon,” S. Somanath, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization, announced in August 2023. The announcement meant…
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Microbes in deep-sea volcanoes can help scientists learn about early life on Earth, or even life beyond our planet
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By James F. Holden, Professor of Microbiology, UMass Amherst A submersible, which travels to the seafloor to collect rock and microbe samples, is lifted by the arm of a research vessel. James F. Holden People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if…
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Idi Amin made himself out to be the ‘liberator’ of an oppressed majority – a demagogic trick that endures today
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Derek R. Peterson, Ali Mazrui Professor of History & African Studies, University of Michigan Idi Amin addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 1975. Bettmann/Getty Images Fifty years ago, Ugandan President Idi Amin wrote to the governments of the British Commonwealth with a bold suggestion:…
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Comparing ICE to the Gestapo reveals people’s fears for the US – a Holocaust scholar explains why Nazi analogies remain common, yet risky
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Daniel H. Magilow, Professor of German, University of Tennessee U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers gather for a briefing before an enforcement operation on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. Associated Press Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently sparked controversy by comparing U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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The hidden history behind every rose blooming this summer
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alexander Bowles, Glasstone Research Fellow, Plant Science, University of Oxford ilovephoto_KA/Shutterstock As roses fill gardens and hedgerows this season, there is a story, millions of years in the making, unfolding beneath their petals. Analysis of rose genomes and floral structure is revealing how the stunning diversity…
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I watched a simulated oil spill in the Indian Ocean – here’s how island and coastal countries worked together to avoid disaster
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kate Sullivan de Estrada, Associate Professor in the International Relations of South Asia, University of Oxford Preparing to react to a maritime ’emergency’. Romuald Robert, CC BY The coils of black hose, drum skimmers designed to collect oil from the ocean’s surface, and orangey-red containment booms…
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A potted history of fermented foods – from pickles to kimchi
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Serin Quinn, PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Warwick Are you a pro at pickling? How about baking sourdough bread or brewing your own kombucha? If the answer is yes, you’ve probably picked up on one of the recent trends promoting fermented foods, which promise…
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Three types of drought – and why there’s no such thing as a global water crisis
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Filippo Menga, Visiting Research Fellow, Professor of Geography, University of Reading Lithium fields in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Freedom_wanted/Shutterstock Hosepipe bans have been announced in parts of England this summer. Following the driest spring in over a century, the Environment Agency has issued a medium drought…