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Researchers ask us to rethink the ways we see and study the Arctic
Given increasing geopolitical tensions and economic interest in the region, how can academic research support those who live in and depend on the Arctic?
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Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguise
Both are tales set on islands where romance and mystery abound.
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Left-of-centre parties like Labour face challenges from both right and left – here’s what they can do about it
The social democratic movement is clearly under pressure.
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Ocean monitoring is in trouble: without the US, it’s up to Europe and Asia to avoid losing sight of the world’s deep-sea ecosystems
Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.
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Can AI really spot the next football superstar – or is it changing the game in troubling ways?
Technology increasingly promises to make talent identification more efficient and more objective. But can talent can be reduced to numbers and can AI be bias-free?
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Spice Girls at 30: how girl power changed pop
When the Spice Girls burst onto the scene in 1996 with their debut single Wannabe, they helped to reshape discussions around gender sexuality, power and pop culture.
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Why the EU economy should embrace digital currencies to become less dependent on the US
The US dominates international payment systems.
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AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?
The use of artificial intelligence tools is among the top emerging issues in biodiversity conservation.
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Could the war in Ukraine bring political change to Russia?
The war is increasingly becoming a public humiliation for Russia.
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US defies forecasts of economic slowdown, but its growth isn’t making ordinary people better off
Confronted by higher prices for everyday products, US households are spending more in total.
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Why impressionists loved to paint gardens
Social change made leisure gardens accessible to all – not just kings and aristocrats – at the same time as ‘the great horticultural movement’.
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Anti-foreigner violence in South Africa is easily sparked: what hasn’t been done to deal with it
Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.