Category: Analysis
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What is rust? A materials scientist explains metal’s crusty enemy
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Guangwen Zhou, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York Rust can attack the surfaces of old metal objects, such as bicycles. Sami Auvinen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
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Politicians are using social media to campaign – new research tells us what works and what doesn’t
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Emma Connolly, Research Fellow, Digital Speech Lab, UCL Shutterstock. By the time the next US election takes place in 2028, millennial and gen Z voters – who already watch over six hours of media content a day – will make up the majority of the electorate.…
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My daily surveys suggest British earwigs are declining drastically
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By John Murray, Senior Research Fellow, School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, The Open University The common earwig. Henri Koskinen/Shutterstock Every morning for the past 32 years, I have been counting earwigs. Here at Marshalls Heath, a small nature reserve in Hertfordshire, the only site where…
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How RFK Jr is systematically undermining vaccines around the world
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Christina Pagel, Professor of Operational Research, Director of the UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit, UCL NEW YORK CITY, USA – March 7, 2025: Stand up for Science rally against DOGE cuts to scientific research in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. Christopher Penler/Shutterstock Vaccines are one of…
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Mexico’s tourism protests are a symptom of longstanding inequality in Latin American cities
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nicolas Forsans, Professor of Management and Co-director of the Centre for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Essex A protester holds a sign reading ‘it’s not community if you displace us’ during a demonstration against gentrification in Mexico City. Octavio Hoyos / Shutterstock When thousands…
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Beyond recognition: the challenges of creating a new Palestinian state are so formidable, is it even possible?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Martin Kear, Sessional Lecturer, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly meeting in September, joining the United Kingdom, Canada and France in taking the historic step. Recognising a Palestinian state is at…
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Wikipedia’s ‘neutrality’ has always been complicated. New rules will make questioning it harder
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Heather Ford, Professor, Communications, University of Technology Sydney Franckreporter / Getty Images Last month, the American non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia issued draft guidelines for researchers studying how neutral Wikipedia really is. But instead of supporting open inquiry, the guidelines reveal just how unaware the Wikimedia…
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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Vera Korasidis, Lecturer in Environmental Geoscience, The University of Melbourne Pollinators play a vital role in fertilising flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our agriculture. But climate change can cause a mismatch between plants and their pollinators, affecting where they live and…
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Often parents and schools disagree about whether something is ‘bullying’: what happens next?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Karyn Healy, Honorary Principal Research Fellow in Psychology, The University of Queensland Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Bullying in schools can can have a devastating impact on victims. Research shows it can lead to reduced academic performance depression, anxiety and even suicidal behaviour. So, preventing and…
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Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By Kris Inman, Professor of African Studies and Security Studies, Georgetown University Ghanaian special forces take part in U.S. military-led counterterrorism training near Jacqueville, Ivory Coast, on Feb. 16, 2022. AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui Staff at the State Department’s Office of Countering Violent Extremism and Bureau of Conflict…