There are long-term questions regarding support for Ukraine if far-right populists win more power in the EU’s most powerful states.
Netflix’s three-part documentary about Kylie Minogue covers her nearly 40 year career, as Minogue sits in her archive room going through slides and mementos.
The Global Ocean Observing System informs weather forecasts and climate projections. But funding pressures could create data gaps leaving the world blind.
Most of Errol Flynn’s films now seem B-grade at best – but Patricia O'Brien’s biography of this Tasmanian devil is compulsive reading.
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
Economist Can Cinar talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how Javier Milei’s policies to cut inflation are making Argentinians feel poorer.
The imagery of Europe’s history is often invoked to justify white supremacist violence around the world.
A rediscovered academic paper from 1921 suggests New Zealand’s classic ‘fush and chups’ vowel sounds may have emerged fastest in Auckland’s colonial melting pot.
An obscure Belgian soccer player arguably made a bigger mark on the world game than stars such as Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo.
On the field, football has the power to bring cultural unity. But crackdowns on immigrants and soaring costs will make it more difficult to attend.
Wastage of edible food means lost calories, lost money and a growing climate problem.
The style was worn by well known models such as Kate Moss and it girl Alexa Chung.
Human activity is causing large disruptions to the near-Earth space environment. We need an intergovernmental panel on space sustainability.
China dictates the pace and areas of its cooperation with Russia.
Targeted killings can disrupt an adversary, but they rarely lead to collapse — especially when the target is a nation-state like Iran.
SpaceX is poised to test its latest, most powerful rocket and to become a publicly traded company, all while under pressure from environmentalists.
While FIFA’s revenues have exploded as fans pay higher-than-ever prices, the relative share of money going to support global soccer development has decreased.
Case numbers have steadily increased since the outbreak was confirmed on May 15.
Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.
Having digital autonomy is more important than ever, and the European Union is showing how it can be done.
Large index-tracking funds could soon gain automatic exposure to AI giants as companies such as OpenAI edge toward public markets.
Xi Jinping had his moment on the global stage – and he didn’t waste it.
Castro’s alleged crimes happened 30 years ago. Here’s why the charges have been levelled now.
Israeli treatment of the detained flotilla activists has outraged the world. This is why international law matters in conflicts.
Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.
OpenAI now has a clear path to take its next big step in the AI race.
A host of unique crocodylian species ruled the roost in Australia and surrounds for millions of years – until humans came along.
The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, but also grief and deception.
Lena Dunham’s searingly funny, shockingly honest memoir reveals how Hollywood culture allows pretty much anything, except human frailty.
Colossal Biosciences’ artificial egg technology would deliver a useful tool for the conservation of threatened birds, but only if it’s made publicly available.
The shifting geopolitics and heightened rhetoric have narrowed the space for any prospects of meaningful dialogue between the two.
The ‘new NATO’ is caught between competing visions and many unresolved questions.
While other forms of Ebola can be prevented with a vaccine, none are currently available to prevent this rare strain.
With most teens unlikely to tune into nightly TV news or to read newspapers, a new study shows the social media ban is all but cutting them off from the news.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 was marked by great music, and by continuing controversy over Israel’s participation.
Success will rely significantly on parents’ abilities – and children’s willingness – to engage with these new tools.
A cultural historian of modern China explains the meaning behind some of the venue choices during President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing.
What did Thucydides really say on this? And what’s Athens and Sparta got to do with the current state of US-China relations?
This week’s summit has revived a 20-year-old idea of the ‘Group of Two’ superpowers working together with global benefits. But we’re now living in a different world.
The Chinese president warned of possible conflict if the issue of Taiwan is ‘handled poorly’.