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Earth’s oldest crater really is over 3 billion years old, new study confirms
The oldest known impact structure on Earth has been confirmed in outback Australia.
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We discovered a new rock type containing garnet inside a meteorite fragment from Mars
This is the first evidence that the mineral garnet may have been formed within the crust of Mars itself, heralding clues to the planet’s complex history.
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Iran just outlasted the world’s most powerful military. What can Australia learn from its strategies?
Australia needs to consider how to adapt its military tactics and preparedness to meet potential future threats.
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Unis are going back to in-person exams. But some students are finding new ways to cheat
Students have always cheated in exams. But instead of handwritten notes, they might now use AI-enabled glasses.
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From the circus to the runway: how the ‘glam clown’ has seized the fashion zeitgeist
Clowns turned the body into spectacle. Spectacle is now integral to fashion.
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The US is leading the new space race – but other countries are close behind
It can be easy to lose sight of the fact that the US isn’t the only major actor in space.
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The Montréal shooting spotlights the growing public safety threat of online radicalization
Countering violent extremism requires substantial investment from all levels of government, dismantling the state’s racialized assumptions of criminality and recognizing that gendered violence is systemic.
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Why thousands of federal lawyers leaving government service matters for everyone in the justice system
More than 10,000 attorneys who worked for the US government have left their jobs during the second Trump administration; a former federal judge analyzes the impact of that exodus.
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Canada backs gig worker rights globally while restricting the right to strike at home
Canada supports the first international treaty protecting platform workers. The same government is weighing a proposal that could make it difficult to legally strike in the rail and marine sectors.
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Judges announced for The Conversation Prize for writers 2026
Our competition is looking for the best longform article and nonfiction book idea aimed at a general audience from our community of academics.
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Why is the UK now changing prime minister every few years?
The UK system used to be held up as a model of stable government.
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What Brexit has actually changed, ten years later – expert panel
It’s still more about ‘leave v remain’, rather than Britain’s place in a changing Europe