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Are Uganda’s environmental impact reports just a box-ticking exercise? What a study of 108 projects reveals
Uganda’s environmental impact assessment law requires developers to consider alternatives to reduce environmental harm.
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What are the risks of contracting West Nile virus from a mosquito in Canada?
Genomics-based surveillance can help us identify the prevalence of mosquito-borne viruses across the country.
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School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learning
Education systems across southern Africa must better prepare for a hotter future.
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Does the Scottish election result advance or hinder the independence cause?
The Scottish parliament has its biggest ever pro-independence majority.
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Ukraine war: air campaign intensifies as Russia and Ukraine trade massive drone and missile attacks
Russia has launched its biggest drone and missile strikes of the war to date. But Ukraine has hit back effectively.
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Where peace talks between the US and Iran currently stand
It seems highly doubtful that a comprehensive deal can be reached that adheres to Trump’s proclaimed red lines.
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Why the electric SUV boom is a problem for climate, health and equity
If SUVs were a country, they would be one of the world’s five biggest CO₂ emitters.
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Armenia’s ties with Russia continue to deteriorate as election day approaches
Armenia’s westward pivot has angered Russia.
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Two scientists on their race to make a new Ebola vaccine
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola causing the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo currently has no vaccine. The Conversation Weekly podcast speaks to two researchers working to develop one.
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The pigeon fanciers of the Bronze Age
Why pigeons deserve more respect.
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‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup
‘Soccer’ originated as a slang term in the 1880s and continues to be used around the world today. So why are some people squeamish about the term?
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Who can carry a kirpan in the UK? Religion, law and the question of risk
There is a widespread misunderstanding that all Sikhs are required to wear a kirpan.