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El asesinato de Giacomo Matteotti: la sombra de Mussolini en el caso más tristemente célebre de Italia
April 24, 2024Un italiano elegantemente vestido baja de un tren en el centro de Londres la noche... read the full article on The Conversation
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Flat faces and difficulty breathing: how pet trends have harmed animal health – and what we can we do about it
April 23, 2024Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. We’ve moulded some of them to have large... read the full article on The Conversation
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The murder of Giacomo Matteotti – reinvestigating Italy’s most infamous cold case
April 22, 2024Read more: El asesinato de Giacomo Matteotti: la sombra de Mussolini en el caso más... read the full article on The Conversation
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Tunisie : El Kef, l'identité singulière d'une ville riche de son brassage culturel
April 22, 2024El Kef, une ville construite sur le versant sud du mont Jebel Dyr, est une... read the full article on The Conversation
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The legal rule that means even Hugh Grant can’t afford to take his case to trial
April 18, 2024Lawyers often tell their clients that “principles cost money”. As actor Hugh Grant’s decision to... read the full article on The Conversation
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Illmatic at 30: how Nas invented epistolary rap – and changed the hyper-masculine world of hip hop forever
April 18, 2024In 1999, during the opening verse to Hate Me Now, Nas positioned himself as the... read the full article on The Conversation
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Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific – but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them
April 15, 2024Whales and dolphins have been officially recognised as “legal persons” in a new treaty formed... read the full article on The Conversation
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Women’s rugby and brain injuries – the painful cost of gender equality
April 15, 2024As the Women’s Six Nations continues, drawing in bigger crowds and more media attention than... read the full article on The Conversation
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Tunisia’s El Kef city is rich in heritage: centuries of cultural mixing give it a distinct identity
April 8, 2024El Kef is a city built into the southern face of Jebel Dyr mountain, which... read the full article on The Conversation
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Gut microbiome: meet Clostridium butyricum – the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best
April 5, 2024Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest... read the full article on The Conversation
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Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art – Barbican show reveals the medium’s subversive nature
April 2, 2024Textile art is having a revival, as the artists on show at the Barbican exhibition,... read the full article on The Conversation
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How the demise of gay nightlife has prompted a new underground queer scene – new book
April 2, 2024Around the world and across the UK, gay nightlife is dying. Evidence of this demise... read the full article on The Conversation
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Go on an Easter egg case hunt on the beach to discover more about sharks and rays
March 27, 2024Strolling along the shoreline, you may come across peculiar pouch-like objects on the sand. These... read the full article on The Conversation
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Honey is said to help with hay fever symptoms – here’s what the research says about this claim
March 27, 2024Honey has a long history as a revered natural remedy across many cultures. Ancient civilisations... read the full article on The Conversation
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Water allergy: a debilitating but thankfully rare condition
March 22, 2024In the realm of medical anomalies, few conditions captivate curiosity and concern quite like aquagenic... read the full article on The Conversation
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Conspiracy theorists seem to favour an intuitive thinking style – here’s why that’s important
March 20, 2024I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people... read the full article on The Conversation
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A brief guide to clothes recycling – sustainability expert unpicks how your discarded garments get processsed
March 20, 2024Have you ever paused to ponder the fate of those bags of old clothes you... read the full article on The Conversation
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Oil firms want to drill in four of the UK’s areas of outstanding natural beauty
March 18, 2024Think of onshore oil fields and images of oil derricks and “nodding donkeys” may spring... read the full article on The Conversation
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Gut microbiome: meet Roseburia intestinalis — the energy-producing bug that helps us fight diseases
March 15, 2024The hundreds of species of microorganisms that comprise the microbiome all have different, unique roles.... read the full article on The Conversation
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It’s a myth that male animals are usually larger than females – new study
March 13, 2024Males are bigger than females, right? Generally, this is true of humans – imagine the... read the full article on The Conversation