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Jun 16, 2025

Netanyahu has two war aims: destroying Iran’s nuclear program and regime change. Are either achievable?

Ian Parmeter, Australian National University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have clearly devised a methodical, step-by-step campaign. Israeli forces initially focused on

Jun 16, 2025

What does Israel’s strike mean for US policy on Iran and prospects for a nuclear deal?

Smoke rises over Tehran, Iran, following an Israeli strike on June 13, 2025. SAN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Javed Ali, University of Michigan Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider, more dangerous regional war. It also has implications for

Jun 16, 2025

Researchers join hands to bridge gaps in digital education across Europe

Children in Serbia may soon be learning basic literacy and maths with the help of a friendly virtual alpaca called Alpa, thanks to EU-funded research that is improving access to first-rate educational technology across Europe. Alpa is a key, albeit non-human, member of the team at ALPA Kids, an education technology company based

Jun 13, 2025

Sea of possibilities: the underwater gardeners restoring marine forests

Beneath the deep blue waters of Tenerife lies a dramatic seascape shaped by ancient volcanic eruptions. Submerged lava tubes and jagged basalt formations create an underwater world unlike any other. This unique marine environment, just off Spain’s Canary Islands, teems with life. Divers may encounter endangered sea turtles, graceful eagle rays, elusive sharks,

Jun 12, 2025

Esa at 50: how the space agency helped keep Europe at the frontiers of science

Illustration of the Huygens landing in 2005. ESA Martin Barstow, University of Leicester Everyone has heard of Nasa, a name synonymous with every aspect of space exploration. Yet talk about Esa, the European Space Agency, is more likely to result in a blank stare. Esa is not such a highly recognised brand, yet

Jun 11, 2025

African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs more than it should: what needs to change

Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond issuances during the first half of 2025. Proceeds were used to repay maturing bonds. This

Jun 10, 2025

Why South Korea’s new leader may be on a collision course with Trump

Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy “pragmatist”. He says he is driven by South Korea’s national interest, rather than ideology, and has spoken of his desire to improve relations with China and North Korea. Under the former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, South

Jun 9, 2025

Why the Musk and Trump relationship is breaking down – a psychologist explains

Geoff Beattie, Edge Hill University It is not a good break-up. These were always two big beasts used to getting their own way. Two alpha males, if you like the evolutionary metaphor, trying to get along. And now the Donald Trump and Elon Musk relationship is in meltdown. Who could forget that iconic

Jun 6, 2025

Prime numbers, the building blocks of mathematics, have fascinated for centuries − now technology is revolutionizing the search for them

Ph. Prime numbers are numbers that are not products of smaller whole numbers. Jeremiah Bartz Jeremiah Bartz, University of North Dakota A shard of smooth bone etched with irregular marks dating back 20,000 years puzzled archaeologists until they noticed something unique – the etchings, lines like tally marks, may have represented prime numbers.

Jun 5, 2025

Airbnb scams: new book explores thriving criminal activity on big tech platforms

Julie Reid, University of South Africa Big tech sharing economy platforms like Airbnb and Uber are marketed as trustworthy, but a new book by a South African media scholar argues that they are highly vulnerable to scammers who spread delusive speech (a form of disinformation, designed to deceive by criminal intent). Julie Reid

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