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The overlooked Virginia Woolf novel about to hit cinemas – Night and Day
Critically slated for not being modernist enough, Night and Day is a reappraisal.
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What came before the Big Bang?
Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear astronomer Michael Lam on what theories scientists have for what came before the Big Bang.
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‘It’s a disgrace’: the US has abandoned the Kurds again – and this time, Trump is insulting them to boot
The US president is trying to shift the blame for his failures in Iran – and the Kurds are an easy scapegoat.
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Russia’s strike on centuries-old Ukrainian monastery complex reveals its growing desperation
This attack has been widely understood as a Russian attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity, and target a site that is extremely spiritually important to Ukrainians.
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The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still protected on paper only.
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Toy Story 5 pits traditional toys vs a tablet. In real life, families can combine the two
The latest instalment of the film franchise addresses a dilemma many parents face: what happens to playtime when children become obsessed with screens?
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Why the US World Cup chants are being mocked – and what makes a great one
From the cringey ‘U-S-A!’ to the iconic ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, the battle for soccer’s top prize starts in the stands.
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Trump’s US-Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
Iran has emerged with its uranium enrichment knowledge intact, its stockpile buried and fresh reason to believe that only a nuclear weapon would have deterred the US-Israel attack.
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4 ways kindergarten lays the foundation for lifelong learning
Kindergarten programming fulfils critical learning needs of the child.
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What we misunderstand about absent fathers
As a new father, a scholar used his research on absentee fatherhood to reimagine his own childhood without his dad.