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The bizarre-looking dinosaur challenging what we know about the evolution of fingers

Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs, which look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren’t just funny looking fossils. As my team’s new research shows, they can help us understand how our own forelimbs evolved and challenge what scientists think about the T rex.

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This mucus-loving gut bacteria is important for health – here’s how to keep it happy

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and disease (such as bacteria and viruses), others are friendlier to us and help keep us in good health.

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Why is Israel expanding its offensive in Gaza and what does it mean for the Middle East? Expert Q&A

Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza in March, blaming Hamas for rejecting a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire and free the remaining hostages. Since then, the Israeli military has launched waves of airstrikes on the besieged territory, killing hundreds of Palestinians and forcing many more to evacuate.

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‘Doom loops’ are accelerating climate change – but we can break them

Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by record levels of fossil fuel combustion are melting more and more sea ice.

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Would you join the resistance if stuck in an authoritarian regime? Here’s the psychology

Most of us like to believe we would have opposed the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. We may even like to imagine that we would have bravely fought for the resistance to Nazism in the 1940s. But would we? Our ability to take a stand may be put to…

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As Israel begins another assault in Gaza, Netanyahu is fighting his own war against the country’s legal system

The Israel Defense Forces has launched a further major ground assault in Gaza – this time with the intention of taking and holding significant amounts of territory as a “security buffer”. This appears unlikely to endear the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to many of the families of the remaining 59…

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Consecutive El Niños are happening more often and the result is more devastating – new research

El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean seesaws between warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) phases. This reshuffles rainfall patterns, unleashing floods, droughts and storms thousands of miles from…

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Kirsty Coventry and whiteness in Zimbabwe: how sport can rewrite the political rules

Kirsty Coventry’s story is one of apparent contradictions. She’s a white woman celebrated as a national hero in a Black-majority Zimbabwe and an Olympic swimmer turned politician. She’s also now one of the most powerful figures in global sports as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Tunisia’s rap revolution: 5 women who are redefining hip-hop

Women rappers were not really a feature of Tunisia’s typically masculine and chauvinist hip-hop scene until the revolution that overthrew Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

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Uganda’s speedy motorbike taxis will slow down for cash – if incentives are cleverly designed

Every day, 10 people die on the roads of Kampala, Uganda’s capital.

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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US

President Donald Trump unveiled a sweeping new tariff plan on April 2, 2025, to reshape U.S. trade and boost domestic industry.

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In terms of violence, what’s the difference between classic ‘real’ porn and deepfake porn platforms?

Earlier this year, doctored pornographic images of singer Taylor Swift that were widely circulated online drew attention to the growing phenomenon of deepfakes. While some see these as a technological innovation for artistic purposes, others consider them a worrying development in how digital technologies are being used to perpetuate gender-based…

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Lessons from El Salvador for US university leaders facing attacks from Trump

Even before President Donald Trump took office, university presidents expressed concern about the impact of his agenda on higher education.

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Why tattoos are such an unreliable marker of gang membership

The United States deported 238 Venezuelan men on three flights to El Salvador on March 15, 2025, claiming that they were members of the Tren de Aragua gang that originated in Venezuela.

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Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense responsibility for shaping health policies, responding to crises and maintaining trust in public health institutions.

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Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose

Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled. It now accounts for the majority of Medicare enrollment.

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Lowering the cost of insurance in Colorado – a new analysis of the Peak Health Alliance

A community-led partnership in Colorado designed to negotiate health care prices lowered health care premiums in 2020 and 2021, we find in our new paper in the Journal of Risk and Insurance. The nonprofit organization is called the Peak Health Alliance.

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From business exports to veteran care − here’s what some of the 35,000 federal workers in the Philadelphia region do

Layoffs of federal employees and cutbacks to federal agencies have direct consequences for the Philadelphia area.

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Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient

You’ve likely heard about vitamin D’s important role in maintaining strong bones and teeth. But it also plays several other important roles to keep your body healthy – including the function of your gut.

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Imagining what the world could look like without fossil fuels spurs people to action

Human activity has already warmed the planet by more than one degree Celsius, fuelling forest fires, exacerbating floods, super-powering storms and increasing the frequency of deadly heat waves.

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COVID modelling reveals new insights into ancient social distancing – podcast

Five years since COVID emerged, not only has the pandemic affected the way we live and work, it’s also influencing the way researchers are thinking about the past.

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Dark energy may not be constant – this discovery could undermine our entire model of cosmological history

The great Russian physicist and Nobel laureate Lev Landau once remarked that “cosmologists are often in error, but never in doubt”. In studying the history of the universe itself, there is always a chance that we have got it all wrong, but we never let this stand in the way…

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Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

Picture this: you’re lounging on a beautiful beach, soaking up the sun and listening to the soothing sound of the waves. You run your hands through the warm sand, only to find a cigarette butt. Gross, right?

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Grattan on Friday: Trying too hard for a special tariff deal with Trump could be the wrong way to go

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton both agree Australia should react to US President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff regime by continuing to seek a special deal. They just disagree about which of them could better handle the challenge of dealing with the rogue president.

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The UK wants to screen Netflix’s Adolescence in schools. Should you watch it with your child?

Netflix’s Adolescence has ignited global debate.

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