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View from The Hill: Albanese takes oversight of government’s response to AI under his own wing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking direct oversight of the government’s handling of Australia’s AI rollout with the creation of an Office of AI.

‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans

Most of the heat from global warming ends up in the oceans, not the atmosphere.
theconversation 16h ago

The Trump administration wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court. Can it?

The US State Department calls the ICC an ‘intolerable threat to US sovereignty’. And it can significantly disrupt the court’s work.
theconversation 39h ago

Can scientists make a new element for the periodic table?

Listen to the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast to hear biochemist Mark Lorch explain how scientists are trying to make new elements for the periodic table.

Ethiopia’s national parks are working for wildlife – but not always for the people living near them

Ethiopia’s protected areas conserve almost 10% of the country, but new research has found that people living near nature reserves may be more likely to go hungry.
theconversation 31h ago

Why Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz after decades of holding back

Trump has declared the US the ‘guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz, but his strikes are feeding the very behaviour they aim to deter.
theconversation 10h ago

The world’s first influencers were French and they emerged after the Revolution

Influencer culture is not a thing of the past, and yet the movers and shakers of post-revolutionary France are proof that writing lifestyle columns and trending is a centuries-old pursuit.
theconversation 44h ago

Can you be a World Cup ‘winner’ without winning the World Cup?

Only one team lifts the World Cup trophy. But the rewards, including prize money, mean many countries walk away satisfied.
theconversation 19h ago

Penalty shootouts are soccer’s most brutal tests. What are the best strategies for attackers, goalkeepers and coaches?

Penalty shootouts are decided by two questions. Most teams can’t answer either, but maybe science can.
theconversation 34h ago

A lack of pies for a pack of lies – what spoonerisms reveal about how the brain produces speech

Spoonerisms can be silly and make you laugh. But linguists see something more: a rare glimpse of how the mind plans speech before we even open our mouths.
theconversation 30h ago

How much microplastic are we actually breathing in? Here’s what we do and still don’t know

Estimates vary as scientists don’t have universal standards for researching microplastics.

Confused about your building’s energy performance? Here’s how to understand Europe’s new labels

For the next few years, house-hunters comparing energy credentials across borders will meet both old and new scales.
theconversation 36h ago

Why food skills belong in the school curriculum – not left to chance at home

Schools already treat some life skills, such as swimming, as essential.

Donald Trump is running out of options in Iran

Trump has backed himself into a corner from which there is no apparent escape.
theconversation 32h ago

Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up

Burial grounds are filling up but are new methods any more green than traditional options?
theconversation 19h ago

From the Falklands War to Maradona: why Argentina vs England is soccer’s fiercest rivalry

The history of Argentina and England transforms every match into something more than a game – a World Cup semi-final raises the stakes even further.
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