Donald Trump’s Board of Peace signed at Davos – key points I took away from my visit to the ski resortFrancesco Grillo, Bocconi University
Russian knowledge of Soviet-era energy systems has helped it to target Ukraine’s heating and homesPauline Sophie Heinrichs, King's College London
Mark Carney invoked Thucydides at Davos – what people get wrong about this ancient Greek writer’s take on powerNeville Morley, University of Exeter
One venue, two speeches – how Mark Carney left Donald Trump in the dust in DavosMark Shanahan, University of Surrey
ListenWhat a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importanceGemma Ware, The Conversation
Robert Burns and Mary, Queen of Scots: how the poet shaped the enduring cultural legacy of the executed monarchKate Kane, University of Glasgow
Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weaponSaman Zonouz, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes – raising troubling international law questionsMireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College and Josiane Yazbeck, Université La Sagesse
The rise of Reza Pahlavi: Iranian opposition leader or opportunist?Eric Lob, Florida International University
Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesii – our new researchMaxime Aubert, Griffith University; Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Adhi Oktaviana, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), and Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Southern Cross University
What a bear attack in a remote valley in Nepal tells us about the problem of aging rural communitiesGeoff Childs, Washington University in St. Louis
When science discourages correction: How publishers profit from mistakesDouglas Sheil, Wageningen University and Erik Meijaard, University of Kent
Juice cleanses, charcoal supplements and foot patches – is detoxing worth the hype?Katie Edwards, The Conversation and Dan Baumgardt, University of Bristol
Opera is not dying – but it needs a second act for the streaming eraChristos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knewBen Mather, The University of Melbourne; Adriana Dutkiewicz, University of Sydney; Dietmar Müller, University of Sydney, and Sabin Zahirovic, University of Sydney
‘We got lazy and complacent’: Swedish pensioners explain how abolishing the wealth tax changed their countryMiranda Sheild Johansson, UCL
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – new study examines each method’s risks
Deep in the Amazon, I discovered this monkey’s ingenious survival tacticAdrian Barnett, University of Greenwich
Googoosh, the ‘Voice of Iran,’ has gone quiet – and that’s her pointRichard Nedjat-Haiem, University of California, Santa Barbara
One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying to frame the uprising in IranAli Mamouri, Deakin University
Ukraine is under pressure to trade land for peace − if it does, history shows it might not ever get it back
Bird flu warnings are being ignored. I’ve seen this pattern beforeNikki Ikani, Leiden University; King's College London
Saudi-UAE bust-up over Yemen was only a matter of time − and reflects wider rift over vision for the regionKristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University
Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflictChristopher Tounsel, University of Washington
India’s 60 million street dogs are turning from village scavengers to city territory defendersNishant Kumar, University of Oxford
Marriage and migration: what happens when men return to the family home in BotswanaUnaludo Sechele, University of the Free State
Valentino shaped the runway – and the red carpet – for 60 yearsJye Marshall, Swinburne University of Technology
Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alivePaul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford Word of the Year, showing how social media is manufacturing angerLaurence Grondin-Robillard, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
As the Milan Winter Olympics approach, what are the environmental expectations?Alizée Pillod, Université de Montréal
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlifeEmily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
Dick Van Dyke credits his longevity to his positive outlook – and research says optimists live longerJolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
How I used AI to transform myself from a female dance artist to an all-male post-punk band – and what that means for other musicians
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026
Internet shutdowns are increasing dramatically in Africa – a new book explains whyTony Roberts, Institute of Development Studies
Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades. Now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go
The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them allZoe Doubleday, University of South Australia
China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rateDudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University
