After the ‘red card’ scandal, has the shine come off Gianni Infantino’s World Cup?Keith Rathbone, Macquarie University
‘Let the people judge me’: how Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage learned a potent populist tactic from Donald TrumpEmile Chabal, University of Edinburgh
‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within
Fire and ice: erratic Trump fulminates on Iran and lambasts (then embraces) Europe at NATO summitBruce Wolpe, University of Sydney
The real mystery behind Moana: after 1,700 years, why did Polynesians suddenly sail east?David Sear, University of Southampton; Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia, and Mark Peaple, University of Southampton
How Iran used Ali Khamenei’s funeral as a political and diplomatic toolMarzieh Kouhi-Esfahani, Durham University
Why reports Trump pressed FIFA to overturn a decision are so alarmingCatherine Ordway, UNSW Sydney and James Connor, UNSW Sydney
With the World Cup in full swing, why have the geopolitical criticisms quietened?David Rowe, Western Sydney University
Cape Verde’s World Cup success reflects a nation that has repeatedly defied the oddsAleida Borges, King's College London
Messi is old, short and slow. How is he still dominating at the World Cup?Gert-Jan Pepping, Australian Catholic University and Thomas McGuckian, Australian Catholic University
China’s submarine missile test looks routine. The real story is the panic it triggeredJames Dwyer, University of Tasmania
The rhythms that broke Bashir: how Sudan’s music shaped a revolutionCathy Wilcock, University of Manchester
Flawed credit ratings in Africa: are top 3 western agencies driven by data or bias?Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town
Hummingbirds and pineapples: why this ancient relationship hits the evolutionary sweetspotJamie Thompson, University of Reading
30 years since Dolly the sheep was born, where is cloning technology at now?Sathana Dushyanthen, The University of Melbourne
Canada’s little-known role in helping to spur American independence in 1776Sarah M.S. Pearsall, Johns Hopkins University
The ‘navalization’ of economic warfare sees trade routes become zones of force rather than rulesJohn Calabrese, American University
If Europe wants to ‘go it alone’ on security, countries need to learn to sing from the same songsheet
What happens inside a tennis player’s brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?Michelle Spear, University of Bristol
Why Poland’s president is invoking wartime history in a dispute with Volodymyr ZelenskyArtur Nadiiev, University of Nottingham
Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with USAmy McAuliffe, University of Notre Dame
Germany’s proposal to ease trade tensions with China has not gone down well in BeijingTom Harper, University of East London
The church fathers of early Christianity are showing their swag – on TikTokDenva Gallant, Rice University
Expert Q&A: why did so many buildings collapse in Venezuela’s double earthquake?Raffaele De Risi, University of Bristol
An elite fighting unit of gay lovers – the Theban Sacred Band in ancient GreecePeter Londey, Australian National University
Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood as wicked – it’s a badly timed take on the hero of the poorWilliam Hoff, The University of Melbourne
Two decades of research show Indonesia’s coral reefs are heat-tolerant — but only up to a pointTries Blandine Razak, IPB University
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know howRobert Munn, University of Otago
Frozen fruit and canned veg are cheap, but are they as healthy as fresh food?Margaret Murray, Swinburne University of Technology
Does the body really ‘keep the score’ after trauma? How the debunked idea of ‘repressed memories’ is making a comeback
Today’s space race could turn fatal if we don’t agree on new rulesCassandra Steer, Australian National University
Cracks in the International Space Station are causing air leaks – how much longer can it remain habitable?
Why the US government shut down Anthropic’s latest Claude AI modelFrancesco Bailo, University of Sydney
Central bank gold holdings are at a 50-year high. What’s behind the jump in reserves?Luke Hartigan, University of Sydney
China’s ability to weather Trump’s trade war was two decades in the makingGemma Ware, The Conversation
What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importanceListen
