The legendary composer behind hits like Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie has died at 96.

https://theconversation.com/the-sun-will-come-out-tomorrow-remembering-the-life-and-music-of-charles-strouse-2...

At the moment, young Britons are treated no differently from any other potential immigrants to Europe.

https://theconversation.com/even-a-capped-time-limited-youth-visa-scheme-would-be-of-value-to-youn...

While the agreement might signal that Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia, it does little to change the underlying realities of the conflict.

https://theconversation.com/us-ukraine-mine...

Why is it that, after all these years, we continue to meet We’ll Meet Again again, and again and again?

https://theconversation.com/the-timeless-appeal-of-well-meet-again-underscores-peoples-need-for-s...

In 2015, 77% of respondents thought that ‘being a detached observer’ was ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. In 2023, it was 69%.

https://theconversation.com/young-uk-journalists-lean-towards-activist-rol...

Neck strengthening doesn’t require expensive equipment or extensive time commitments, but it can help reduce concussion risks.

https://theconversation.com/a-stronger-neck-can-help-young-athletes-reduce...

One episode brought up three troubling facets of violence: physical violence, coercive control, and expectations of male dominance.

https://theconversation.com/married-at-first-sight-should-be-a-platfo...

The Conversation Weekly podcast speaks to Robert Gehl, an expert on alternative social media platforms, about decentralised social media.

https://theconversation.com/decentralised-social-media-offers-a...

A worldwide survey asked readers why they’re attracted to crime-romance novels. Crime explores safety and justice. Romance offers escape. Crime-romance offers...

https://theconversation.com/my-bloody-v...

An experiment in the Daintree rainforest found the rate of photosynthesis in leaves warmed by 4°C dropped by an average of 35% compared to non-warmed controls.

https://theconversation.com/study-shows-h...

A larger body doesn’t necessarily mean you have ‘clinical obesity’, according to a proposed new definition of the disease.

https://theconversation.com/how-we-diagnose-and-define-obesity-is-set-to-chang...

A summary of what the Conversation is publishing on the US election, as it goes live.

https://theconversation.com/donald-trump-wins-us-election-what-the-experts-said-241711

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What the US election result means for the British prime minister and foreign secretary.

https://theconversation.com/us-election-what-would-a-harris-or-trump-win-mean-for-keir-starmer-241994

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A Hollywood star whose career goes into free fall as she turns 50 makes a Faustian pact with explosive consequences.

https://theconversation.com/the-substance-demi-moore-is-ferocious-in-gloriously-gory...

The new prime minister will be aiming to sell his message of fiscal restraint.

https://theconversation.com/labour-is-meeting-for-its-first-conference-in-government-for-over-a-decade-but-will-the-faithf...

Astronomers have found a true colossus of a jet in the night sky, over 100 times larger than our galaxy. It’s almost perfectly straight, which presents a puzz...

https://theconversation.com/astronomers...

New Zealand has been quick to voluntarily report on its compliance with international humanitarian law. Turning those words into deeds remains the challenge in ...

https://theconversation.com/a-new-rep...

Both parties will try to use the shooting for campaign advantage by tapping into voters’ emotions. How they do so could be pivotal.

https://theconversation.com/the-trump-assassination-attempt-has-upend...

ASIC is stultifying under ineffective governance and a mandate so broad that it can point to almost any action as being relevant to its duties.

https://theconversation.com/asic-has-comprehensively-fail...

Ferocity of Moscow’s offensive against Ukraine’s second city appears to be prompting a rethink among Ukraine’s western allies.

https://theconversation.com/should-ukraine-attack-russian-territory-with-w...

The decade of negotiations was driven more by local political considerations, than by what might be best for refugees who have risked everything.

https://theconversation.com/what-are-the-eus-new-migrat...

Grace Augustine talks about her interviews with people who’ve chosen to leave their jobs over climate change concerns on The Conversation Weekly podcast.

https://theconversation.com/climate-quitting-th...

The anonymous artists and activists behind no-photo2024 are highlighting the exclusion of Palestinian photographers from PHOTO2024.

https://theconversation.com/guerrilla-festival-no-photo2024-is-highli...

Research shows young people are increasingly rejecting alcohol, especially when compared to older generations. So why does alcohol retain a chokehold on our scr...

https://theconversation.com/young-peo...

Australia could still take action in the fight against Varroa that wasn’t possible elsewhere. But to do so, we need to fill urgent gaps in bee research.

https://theconversation.com/as-varroa-spreads-no...

The rules on what counts as taxable income haven’t changed.

https://theconversation.com/selling-on-vinted-etsy-or-ebay-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-paying-tax-220988

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It turns out Uranus actually changes colour throughout the year.

https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-that-uranus-and-neptune-are-actually-nearly-identical-in-colour-220244

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Our new study reveals a mosaic of habitable landscapes – now submerged by the ocean – once supported up to 500,000 people living in Australia’s northwest.

https://theconversation.com/people-once-lived-...

Sometimes we can’t help but consider the beliefs of others.

https://theconversation.com/why-humans-arent-as-egocentric-as-you-might-think-new-research-214595

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50 Cent possessed the authenticity so important to hip-hop. He wasn’t just posturing about the ‘gangsta’ lifestyle – he had lived it.

https://theconversation.com/get-rich-or-die-tryin-50-cents-seminal-...