Ph. From left to right: António Costa (President of the European Council), Xi Jinping (President of the People’s Republic of China) and Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) at the opening of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing, China. European Union Gracia Abad Quintanal, Universidad Nebrija Half a century after
Batteries are one of the biggest speed bumps on the road to mass electric vehicle (EV) adoption. But what if they could not only last longer, but also repair themselves? That is the vision driving researchers such as Johannes Ziegler and Liu Sufu, who are working to make this a reality. EV sales
Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University Protests have erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a new law that threatens the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption institutions. The legislation was hastily passed on July 22 by parliament and signed by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, that same day. It places Ukraine’s national anti-corruption bureau and
Ali Mamouri, Deakin University Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar. Both the United States and Israel have withdrawn their negotiating teams, accusing Hamas of a “lack of desire to reach a ceasefire”. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy
Piers Forster, University of Leeds and Debbie Rosen, University of Leeds Bad climate news is everywhere. Africa is being hit particularly hard by climate change and extreme weather, impacting lives and livelihoods. We are living in a world that is warming at the fastest rate since records began. Yet, governments have been slow
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on television after the House passed the bill on July 3, 2025. Joyce N. Boghosian/White House via AP Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University President Donald Trump has said the “big, beautiful bill” he signed into law on July
F Armstrong Photography/Shutterstock Are Skeie Hermansen, University of Oslo; Andrew Penner, University of California, Irvine, and Marta M. Elvira, IESE Business School (Universidad de Navarra) As many countries grapple with ageing populations, falling birthrates, labour shortages and fiscal pressures, the ability to successfully integrate immigrants is becoming an increasingly pressing matter. However, our
L’intelligenza collettiva non si manifesta per fortuna. Non è un effetto collaterale della coesione, né un talento spontaneo di alcuni team “affiatati”. È il risultato di scelte intenzionali, strutture neuro-relazionali coerenti, e pratiche sistemiche che abilitano l’emergere del pensiero condiviso. . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan
Ph. Master1305/Shutterstock David Gisselsson Nord, Lund University and Alberto Rinaldi, Lund University Imagine waking up to the news that a deadly new strain of flu has emerged in your city. Health officials are downplaying it, but social media is flooded with contradictory claims from “medical experts” debating its origin and severity. Hospitals are
Benjamin Netanyahu’s fragile coalition is fracturing. Gil Cohen Magen / Shutterstock Brian Brivati, Kingston University One of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties, Shas, has announced it will resign from prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The party said its decision was made due to the government’s failure to pass a bill exempting ultra-Orthodox students from