The story of Pope Leo’s ‘landmark’ text on AI technology – by a member of its launch panelAnna Rowlands, Durham University
Is Beijing the world’s ‘living room’? China is enjoying the global stage, but there are limits to its influence
The 1994 World Cup helped rescue ‘the beautiful game’ from mediocrity. On its return to the US, expect more of that beauty
Africa at the World Cup: 10 teams, local coaches and tactical depth usher in a new eraWycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University
World Cup 2026: why moving games to evenings isn’t enough to tackle extreme heat problemDonal Mullan, Queen's University Belfast
Entanglement injuries cause prolonged suffering for whales and dolphins – early intervention is crucial
Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World Cup cycle — where does the money come from, where does it go?
Museums have always been entangled with European imperialism. Will the world’s first ‘AI art’ museum be any different?
Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected
Squeak up! I can’t hear you: pilot whales are shouting to hear themselves over ship noiseVanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University
Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?
Hantavirus is very different to COVID. Here’s why the ‘Andes virus’ won’t cause the next pandemicRhys Parry, The University of Queensland
Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick
Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable
Meta’s new tools allow parents to better supervise their kids’ social media accounts. Will they work?
China’s ability to weather Trump’s trade war was two decades in the makingGemma Ware, The Conversation
Apple chief executive Tim Cook resigns after 15 years. What’s next for the tech giant?Rajat Roy, Bond University
Why do men sexually harass women at work? Science offers two explanations – but only one of them holds up
What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importanceListen
