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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer giving a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London

Who are the main contenders to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister?

Charles Lees, City St George's, University of London

Trump-Xi summit: US president says he will discuss arms sales to Taiwan – breaking decades of US policy

Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University

US president, Donald Trump, and Chinese president, Xi Jinping, about to shake hands with tyhe US and CHinese flags in the background.

This year’s Venice Biennale marks a major shift in European cultural politics

Clare Carolin, King's College London

Europe is rearming itself without addressing the political consequences

Richard Youngs, University of Warwick

Friedrich Merz welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to Berlin with a military guard of honour.

What is driving Europe’s pro-Russian supporters and their stance on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict?

Filip Kostelka, European University Institute

Crowds gather in Larnaca Cyprus in show of Russian support amid its conflict with Ukraine.

Construction site with cranes and buildings in Prague, Czech Republic

The blind spot in Europe’s energy strategy: almost all of its building data is based on approximations and averages

Andrés Jonathan Guízar Dena, Universidad de Navarra

Iodine deficiency is creeping back. Vegans, vegetarians and pregnant women are most at risk

José Miguel Soriano del Castillo, Universitat de València

Self-destructive behaviour among Hermann’s tortoises on a Macedonian island is leading to ‘demographic suicide’

Xavier Bonnet, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé; La Rochelle Université

Self-driving cars struggle to see at night or in fog – but imitating the human brain can make them safe

Pablo Hernández Cámara, Universitat de València

The hidden role of export credit in the energy transition

Igor Shishlov, HEC Paris Business School

When your workplace doesn’t match your ethical outlook – the problem of ‘moral injury’

Ebru Işıklı, University College Dublin

The EU measures media freedom country by country, but cross-border risks remain overlooked

Pier Luigi Parcu, European University Institute

Books and brain development: why reading is much more than a pastime for children and teens

Lucía B Palmero Jara, Universitat de València; Eva Mª Rosa Martínez, Universitat de València; Javier Roca, Universitat de València; Marina Pi-Ruano, Universitat de València, and Pilar Tejero Gimeno, Universitat de València

A girl is reading, flanked by two rows of books

From Schuman's post-war declaration to the EU today, the Historical Archives unpack how Europe came together

Dieter Schlenker, European University Institute

What Iran’s absence from the Venice Biennale reveals about art and politics

Katayoun Shahandeh, SOAS, University of London

Venice Biennale central pavilion, white building

Our study looked at teens’ social media behaviour in 43 countries – those from disadvantaged backgrounds face greater harms

Roger Fernandez-Urbano, Universitat de Barcelona; Maria Rubio-Cabañez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Pablo Gracia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

A group of multi-ethnic teenage friends using smartphones in front of a blue wall

The truth about cats and dogs and the links between pet attachment and mental health

Tiphaine Blanchard, École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse; Inrae

A little girl is snuggled up with a cat and dog underneath a blanket.

How to talk to children when terrorist attacks and violence dominate the news

Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

Forensic police officers inspect the scene where two Jewish men are seriously injured after being stabbed in Golders Green.

Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

Valérie Mérindol, PSB Paris School of Business; European Academy of Management (EURAM); Alexandra Le Chaffotec, PSB Paris School of Business, and Ignasi Capdevila, PSB Paris School of Business

Workers in a modern, remote co-working environment

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Exercise benefits every area of your body – and these hormones are the reason why

Beatriz Carpallo Porcar, Universidad San Jorge; Andrés Ráfales Perucha, Universidad San Jorge; Daniel Sanjuán Sánchez, Universidad San Jorge; José Lesmes Poveda López, Universidad San Jorge, and Paula Cordova Alegre, Universidad San Jorge

A teenage student listening attentively in class with a tablet.

Why listening is the most important democratic skill of the digital age

Sara Kells, IE University

How musical instruments have informed stage design over Eurovision’s history

Catherine Baker, University of Hull and Amy Skinner, York St John University

Gina G performing with her electronic instruments on stage at Eurovision in 1996.

Europe’s dilemma – to use China’s turbines to meet its renewable targets or not

Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham

Chinese wind turbines in the sea near Shanghai.

Why lithium is still the gold standard in treating bipolar disorder

Julia E. Marquez Arrico, Universitat de Barcelona

A bottle with the word ‘Lithium’ written on it, surrounded by lots of capsules.

Soil monitoring: what the new EU-wide ‘ground rules’ have in store for Europe

Mickaël Hedde, Inrae; Antonio Bispo, Inrae; Claire Chenu, Inrae; Flavien Poinçot, Acta, and Jérôme Cortet, Université Paul Valéry – Montpellier III

A woman sits at a table in front of a microphone.

40 years later, Russia is still silencing the voices of Chernobyl

Miquel Cabal Guarro, Universitat de Barcelona

An older man shouting at a younger man in an office setting.

The cost of toxic leadership in the workplace – and how to avoid it

Kristina Shea, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences; Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Kim Cameron, University of Michigan

Ursula von der Leyen greets Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Copenhagen.

EU enlargement is often deeply political – as Ukraine and Montenegro show

Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson, Lund University

Overcoming the algorithmic gender bias in AI-driven personal finance

Eliana Canavesio, European University Institute

An uncomfortable truth: healthcare is both a protector of health and a contributor to one of its greatest threats

Lucy Bray, University of Southern Denmark and Søren T. Skou, University of Southern Denmark

Delving into One Health’s vision to better protect people, animals and the planet from future health crises

François Roger, Cirad and Marie-Marie Olive, Cirad

Arandora Star sinking: a lesser known Nazi war crime that spawned generations of conspiracy theories

Simona Palladino, Liverpool Hope University

An old photo of a cruise ship from the 1930s.

Edible orchids are being overharvested in the Mediterranean – how to protect these astonishing blooms

Susanne Masters, Leiden University and Margret Veltman, University of Oslo

Is it better for your health to work standing up or sitting down?

Alejandro J. Almenar Arasanz, Universidad San Jorge and Marta Diarte Oliva, Universidad San Jorge

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