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Millions of doses of breakthrough HIV jab at risk over Trump’s aid cuts
The funding for 2 million people to receive the twice-yearly preventative treatment lenacapavir is ‘receding in the chaos’ of the US president’s decision, the doctor behind the trial of the drug tells...
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June 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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June 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Notición. Habemus #NaukasToledo. Ciencia y arte, vía @naukas.bsky.social, de la mano con @es.theconversation.com. Espero estar allí como un clavo el 6 de septiembre.
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Os presentamos NAUKAS + The Conversation TOLEDO, Ciencia y Arte. Sábado 06 septiembre - Naukas
Durante los últimos quince años Naukas ha organizado más de sesenta eventos de divulgación científica gratuitos por un buen número de ciudades por toda España. Ahora nos hace mucha ilusión presentar u...
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June 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Once a leading killer, tuberculosis is now rare in rich countries — here’s how it happened
As much as one-quarter of deaths in Europe and the United States were once from tuberculosis.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits
International media reporting of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations is sporadic.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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How physicists used antimatter, supercomputers and giant magnets to solve a 20-year-old mystery
New results resolve the long-standing anomaly of the muon’s magnetic moment – and may offer hints about the nature of dark matter.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Sexism in science: 7 women whose trailblazing work shattered stereotypes
The tools that feminist science studies have developed are critical to the sciences because they ask new questions, and develop new methodologies.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Development finance in a post-aid world: the case for country platforms
Instead of disconnected projects driven by external priorities, a country platform enables governments to set the agenda and direct finance to where it is needed.
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June 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV

.... The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end...

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Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump’s aid cuts on HIV
In his first hours as US president, Donald Trump signed an order freezing most foreign aid for 90 days — this included funding to PEPFAR, the global HIV programme credited with saving millions of live...
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June 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
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Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
Dating back centuries, a legal principle declares certain natural resources must be protected by the government for present and future generations to benefit from.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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US-Ukraine minerals deal looks better for Kyiv than expected – but Trump is an unpredictable partner
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US-Ukraine minerals deal looks better for Kyiv than expected – but Trump is an unpredictable partner
While the agreement might signal that Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia, it does little to change the underlying realities of the conflict.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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¿Son los ciberdelitos tan sofisticados como creemos?
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¿Son los ciberdelitos tan sofisticados como creemos?
El cibercrimen crece en España, dominado por fraudes comunes adaptados al entorno digital. Sin embargo, los delitos técnicos son minoritarios.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind
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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind
Current regulations governing deep-sea mining are not enough to protect the ocean.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Geração de energia no Brasil vive encruzilhada decisiva entre vanguarda renovável e retrocesso fóssil
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Geração de energia no Brasil vive encruzilhada decisiva entre vanguarda renovável e retrocesso fóssil
A eficiência na geração elétrica não é mais uma escolha técnica. É uma prioridade estratégica diante da crise climática global, das pressões econômicas e das demandas por justiça social. E o Brasil pr...
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May 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going
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South Africa’s shift from coal to renewables: how it’s going
South Africa has secured pledges of R218 billion to fund its transition away from coal-fired power and bring in renewable energy.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences

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What makes people flourish? A new survey of more than 200,000 people across 22 countries looks for global patterns and local differences
A global study seeks insights into what helps people feel happy, healthy and satisfied – and what holds them back.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Lee sobre 'El poder de las conversaciones casuales' ... the power of casual conversation 🗣️
Socializar nos salva, en tiempos de apagón… y en cualquier crisis
En momentos de crisis, relacionarnos con otros –incluso, con desconocidos– es clave para nuestra resiliencia psicológica. Estudios de neuroimagen revelan que las áreas cerebrales asociadas al miedo y ...
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May 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to three scientists, two in the U.S. and one in South Africa, about what it’s like to be a scientist whose funding has been cut by the Trump administration.

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Three scientists speak about what it’s like to have research funding cut by the Trump administration
Stories from the front line of the US government’s attack on federal science funding. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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One in six people live in Sub-Saharan Africa, but it accounts for two-thirds of global extreme poverty ---

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May 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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La firma de una orden de Trump para retirar a EE. UU. de la OMS tiene serias consecuencias para la salud pública e implicaciones éticas.
Cinco consecuencias para la salud pública de la retirada de EE. UU. de la OMS
La firma de una orden de Trump para retirar a EE. UU. de la OMS tiene serias consecuencias para la salud pública e implicaciones éticas.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty
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India and Pakistan tension escalates with suspension of historic water treaty
The suspension of a 1960 treaty between India and Pakistan has huge ramifications.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Birth of India: ‘biggest experiment’ with democracy was a huge gamble. Happily the people have made it work – here’s how
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Birth of India: ‘biggest experiment’ with democracy was a huge gamble. Happily the people have made it work – here’s how
India’s constitution always gave the executive a great deal of power, but the diversity of the country’s electorate has ensured that this power has been diluted.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Because these days I am in #India, sharing a few informative pieces... China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream? theconversation.com/china-plans-...
China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what does this mean for India and Bangladesh downstream?
The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Who would win in a fight between 100 men and 1 gorilla? An evolutionary expert weighs in
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Who would win in a fight between 100 men and 1 gorilla? An evolutionary expert weighs in
Beyond the jokes and memes, this silly debate provides an opportunity to reflect on human evolution.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Telescópio Espacial Hubble completa 35 anos: confira sua história em imagens espetaculares
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Telescópio Espacial Hubble completa 35 anos: confira sua história em imagens espetaculares
O Telescópio Espacial Hubble iniciou sua missão em 1990. Em seus 35 anos de história, ele mudou nossa compreensão do Universo com imagens espetaculares.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM