By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Explosions don’t just destroy buildings. Here’s what missiles and drones actually do to the human body, and why the worst damage is often invisible.
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By Adi Imsirovic, Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford
Antonio Fatás, Professor of Economics, INSEAD
The world economy survived the shocks of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, which has had limited impact on economic growth. But the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East has transformed what had been, until early 2026, a surprisingly benign outlook into a far more uncertain one. It has created the ultimate test for how resilient the world economy really is.
Amid stalled ceasefire negotiations, the US president, Donald Trump, has threatened a…
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By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16.
The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for 28 months for “obsessively grooming” a 14-year-old girl he met on the platform.
It also comes after the Australian government put…
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By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
China stands to be impacted first, as the main buyer of Iran’s crude oil. But if the blockade drags on, its knock-on effects could impact the whole world.
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By Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland
Saeed Akhlaghpour, Associate Professor of Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland
A new AI model could automate the process of searching for cybersecurity bugs and flaws – for better or worse.
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By Diana R. Andrade-Linares, Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbial Ecology, University of Limerick
Tiny organisms on the ground – bacteria and fungi – have a “superpower” that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study.
To understand how a microbe can control a storm, we first have to look at how clouds become rain. High up in the atmosphere, water doesn’t always freeze at 0°C. Temperatures are normally much lower at cloud level but pure water can…
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By Alex Dryden, PhD Candidate in Economics, SOAS, University of London
While Africa and Latin America have dominated these deals, Asia has lagged behind with just 13% of total global ‘debt-for-nature’ swaps.
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By Natalia López-Hornickel, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Education, University of Bath
Young people spend a large part of their daily lives in school: learning, debating, forming friendships and imagining their futures.
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By Metamorphosis Foundation
Igor Bezinović’s film portrays the “pioneer” of Italian fascism, Gabriele D’Annunzio, through a critical lens, as befits the role model for the fascist leader Benito Mussolini.
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By Sophie Smit, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Sydney
Anina Rich, Associate Professor and Head of Synaesthesia Research Group, Macquarie University
Have you ever tasted a word, or seen colours while listening to music?
If you have, you may be among the 1% to 4% of people who have a fascinating trait known as synaesthesia.
Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where the activation of one sense, such as hearing, triggers the activation of another usually unrelated sense, such as sight. This means people with synaesthesia often experience additional sensations compared to the rest of us.
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