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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky leads his troops through an underground tunnel.

One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham

2024 Paris Olympics

Un homme peint en bleu au front ceint d'une couronne de fleurs allongé sur une table couverte de fleurs ; derrière la table, une dizaine de personnes habillées de façon extravagante

How the Olympics opening ceremony triggered a debate on ‘woke ideology’ in France

Alexandre Frambéry-Iacobone, Université de Bordeaux

Fewer cities can afford to host the Olympics, but Paris 2024 may be clever enough to turn a profit

Sid Panayi, Loughborough University and Borja García, Loughborough University

A man standing next to his BMX bike holding the Olympic torch aloft in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Paris 2024 reaches gender parity among athletes, but sport has always policed women’s bodies

Olatz González Abrisketa, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

Paris 2024 reaches gender parity among athletes, but sport has always policed women’s bodies
Paris 2024 Olympics: is open-water swimming in the Seine safe?

Jamie Wilks, Loughborough University and Loïs Mougin, Loughborough University

A swimmer in trunks stands on the banks of the Seine.
Are the Olympic Games politically neutral?

Julien Longhi, CY Cergy Paris Université; Arnaud Richard, Université de Toulon, and Carine Duteil, Université de Limoges

Are the Olympic Games politically neutral?

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A 16th century map of America, with present-day Mexico and South America clearly visible.

José de Acosta: the pioneering, overlooked precursor to Darwin and Humboldt

Beatriz Fernández Herrero, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

‘Intersectional hallucinations’: why AI struggles to understand that a six-year-old can’t be a doctor or claim a pension

Ericka Johnson, Linköping University

‘Intersectional hallucinations’: why AI struggles to understand that a six-year-old can’t be a doctor or claim a pension
Leishmaniasis: this neglected tropical disease is spreading fast, and Europe is nowhere near prepared

Francisco Javier Moreno Nuncio, Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Université de Montréal

Leishmaniasis: this neglected tropical disease is spreading fast, and Europe is nowhere near prepared
Topless sunbathing remains a daring act even for European women

Thelma Bacon, Université d'Angers

Topless sunbathing remains a daring act even for European women
83 bottles of wine per person: how experts are calculating the Paris Olympics’ carbon footprint

Anne de Bortoli, École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)

83 bottles of wine per person: how experts are calculating the Paris Olympics’ carbon footprint
A man holding his hand out to shake and François Piquemal holding his hand in the shape of scissors in response.

Why a French MP played rock, paper, scissors in parliament – and what it teaches us about resisting the far right

Aurelien Mondon, University of Bath

Oral contraceptives: the risks and benefits of being on the pill

Joan Albert Arnaiz Gargallo, Universitat de Barcelona

Oral contraceptives: the risks and benefits of being on the pill
Is your desk job killing your back? Ancient Egyptian scribes had the same aches and pains, say researchers

Petra Brukner Havelková, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague and Veronika Dulíková, Charles University

An overhead view of a statue of a person with a papyrus on their lap, engraving it with hieroglyphics
The chaos of choice: how do people pick their food products?

Elke Godden, University of Antwerp

The chaos of choice: how do people pick their food products?
For our own good: how the psychology of ‘nudging’ pushes us to make healthier choices – and raises ethical dilemmas

Ramón Ortega Lozano, Universidad Nebrija; Aníbal M. Astobiza, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, and David Rodríguez-Arias, Universidad de Granada

For our own good: how the psychology of ‘nudging’ pushes us to make healthier choices – and raises ethical dilemmas

European Union

People on shore help pull a rubber dinghy full of people in life jackets from the ocean

We polled EU citizens on what they want asylum policy to look like – their answers may surprise you

Natalia Letki, University of Warsaw; Dawid Walentek, Ghent University; Peter Thisted Dinesen, University of Copenhagen, and Ulf Liebe, University of Warwick

‘Make Europe Great Again’: far right Hungary takes over presidency of the Council of the European Union

Eszter Wirth, Universidad Pontificia Comillas

‘Make Europe Great Again’: far right Hungary takes over presidency of the Council of the European Union
The modern world’s relationship to time is broken – and it’s fuelling the rise of the far right

Jesus Casquete, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

The modern world’s relationship to time is broken – and it’s fuelling the rise of the far right
Starmer must seize the chance to rethink the UK-Europe relationship – here’s how he can do it

Nick Whittaker, University of Sussex

Keir Starmer looks at the EU flags outside the European Commission in Brussels
The EU’s outsourced migration control is violent, expensive and ineffective

Barah Mikaïl, IE University

Refugee camp in Suruc, Turkey. 2015

New research

Tourism development doesn’t equal bad jobs – weak government protection does

Santiago Melián González, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Jacques Bulchand Gidumal, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Tourism development doesn’t equal bad jobs – weak government protection does
The people we like can influence the connections our memory makes

Ines Bramao, Lund University; Marius Boeltzig, University of Münster, and Mikael Johansson, Lund University

Outlines of faces in blue with one green face outline near the centre
Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East

Christian Klassert, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ and Samer Talozi, Jordan University for Science and Technology

Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East
Grand Slam tennis: how economics shed light on champions’ performances

François Lévêque, Mines Paris - PSL

Grand Slam tennis: how economics shed light on champions’ performances
Two reasons I’m sceptical about psychedelic science

Michiel van Elk, Leiden University

Desiccated 'magic mushrooms'
How (apparently) identical animals can have different genomes – new research

Cristian Cañestro, Universitat de Barcelona

Two piranhas face to face.
The first chemist in history may have been a female perfumer – here’s how the science of scents has changed since

Roberta Angioi, Dublin City University

Still life with open book on table with healing herbs and candles.
Western movies: a 21st century renaissance

Ruth Gutiérrez Delgado, Universidad de Navarra; Alberto Fijo Cortés, Universidad Villanueva, and Gema Pérez Herrera, Universidad de Valladolid

Four men lead a cow along a wooden jetty on the shore of a river surrounded by trees
The problems with climate scenarios, and how to fix them

Riccardo Rebonato, EDHEC Business School

The problems with climate scenarios, and how to fix them
How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth

Kristina Thompson, Wageningen University and Björn Quanjer, Radboud University

How the Dutch became the tallest nation on Earth
Biodiversity loss impacts our societies and economies – How can Europe confront the spread of invasive species?

Núria Roura-Pascual, Universitat de Girona

A raccoon stands with its front paws in a shallow body of water.
Digital multi-tasking is ruining our work, school grades and sleep – here are 7 ways we can reclaim our attention spans

Teresa Rossignoli Palomeque, Universidad Nebrija

Digital multi-tasking is ruining our work, school grades and sleep – here are 7 ways we can reclaim our attention spans

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5G doesn’t affect your health – here are 5 points to put your mind at ease

5G doesn’t affect your health – here are 5 points to put your mind at ease

Alberto Nájera López, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East

Christian Klassert, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ and Samer Talozi, Jordan University for Science and Technology

Climate crisis sees rise in illegal water markets in the Middle East
Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?

Fausto Corvino, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)

Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
Is social media fuelling political polarisation?

Antoine Marie, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL

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Shepherd’s graffiti sheds new light on Acropolis lost temple mystery – new research

Janric van Rookhuijzen, Radboud University

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Geoffrey Ditta, Universidad Nebrija

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Carine Sebi, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) and Patrick Criqui, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)

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Michalis Christou, Joint Research Centre and Samuel Carrara, Joint Research Centre

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Jacobo García Queiruga, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and Verónica Noya Padín, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

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