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By John Lowrey, Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Picking up food more frequently from supermarkets doesn’t close the gap between what’s donated and could be donated, a supply chain scholar explains.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
Setting a price for power might seem straightforward, but in reality it’s extremely complicated – and residential customers have very little influence in the decision.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Diana Dukhanova, Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian Studies, College of the Holy Cross
The Russian Orthodox Church is creating another pro-family day, part of a broader ‘traditional values’ campaign run by the government.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Michael Naparstek, Associate Teaching Professor Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is naturally balanced.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Steven Lautzenheiser, Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Your fingers’ lengths are just one feature of many that let your hands grasp, press, pull and otherwise interact with the world.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Morgan Tingley, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Spring migration has taken flight, but with rising temperatures and shifting seasons, birds are adjusting when and how they migrate to keep up with a rapidly warming climate.

Morgan Tingley, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, studies the effects of climate change on birds.

The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, edited for brevity and clarity.

How is climate…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Amnesty International
Responding to new findings by Citizen Lab that the device of former member of the European Parliament, Stelios Kouloglou, was infected with Pegasus spyware between October 2022 and March 2023, while he was serving on a European Parliament committee investigating Pegasus and other similar spyware, Elina Castillo Jiménez, Advocacy and Policy Advisor for the Security Lab at Amnesty International, said:    “The fact that Stelios Kouloglou’s device was infected with an intrusive form of spyware that only governments can procure, while he […] The post Europe: Brazen hacking of former MEP investigating… (Full Story)
By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The contest will be closely watched for whether One Nation erodes Labor in an outer suburban area, and also for its implications for Hastie.The Conversation (Full Story)
By Aaron Heap, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne
Tom Fairman, Forest and fire scientist, The University of Melbourne
Our national parks are a haven for humans, plants and animals alike.

Protected areas such as national parks are a cornerstone of our efforts to conserve nature. But these unique ecosystems can still bear the scars of past fires, floods and other natural disturbances.

Our new study examines how repeated bushfires have changed, and continue to change, one of Australia’s iconic national parks.

Located on Australia’s southernmost…The Conversation (Full Story)

By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University
It is ironic to see the Islamic Republic of Iran burying its slain supreme leader and the United States celebrating its 250th independence anniversary in the same week. Both sides have used the mourning and commemoration occasions to claim victory in a war that has led to a fragile 60-day ceasefire for negotiating a final deal.

The Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was deliberately killed in a US-Israeli bombing on the first…The Conversation (Full Story)

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