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Firefighters in Los Angeles continue to battle devastating wildfires that have killed at least 27 people and left thousands of... more
From Gaza to Ukraine, today’s war zones are being used as testing grounds for new systems driven by artificial intelligence.... more
Every year, 400 million tons of plastic are produced worldwide, and every year, approximately 57 million tons of plastic waste... more
In a special episode to start 2025, we’ve brought together three science editors from The Conversation’s editions around the world... more
Zimbabwe is on the cusp of abolishing the death penalty after its Death Penalty Abolition Bill was approved by the... more
Surveys suggest that in many western democracies, political trust is at rock bottom. But is it really such a bad... more
An orca that pulled along the corpse of its baby for 17 days. An opposum that plays dead to fool... more
The online retail giant Amazon is known for its resistance to unions. In this week’s episode, we tell the story... more
It's been 50 years since the American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson discovered the fossil of ancient hominin 'Lucy' in the Afar... more
For generations, cod fishing was a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, the easternmost province in Canada. But in... more