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Four ways to understand what’s going on with the US, Denmark and Greenland

European countries, and Denmark in particular, are scrambling to respond to threats from US officials over the future of Greenland. Having...

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Ian Manners

‘That’s not how I pictured it’ – why book-to -film adaptations so often disappoint

As Hamnet arrives on the big screen, many fans of the book may feel a familiar mix of excitement and trepidation. They may wonder how the film will...

previous day 1

Julia Thomas

The surprising way you could improve your finances in 2026, according to research

When people talk about improving financial literacy, the conversation often focuses on teaching practical skills: how to budget, how to save, how...

previous day 5

Dominik Piehlmaier

I taught art in a high-security prison – Waiting for the Out took me straight back to my classroom

Watching Waiting for the Out, the BBC’s flagship new drama series, transported me straight back to my classroom in HMP Wakefield in the mid-1990s....

previous day 5

Abigail Harrison Moore

Dementia at just 24-years -old – how Britain’s youngest sufferer may help researchers understand the disease

A UK man who is thought to be Britain’s youngest dementia sufferer recently passed away from the disease at only 24 years old. Andre Yarham, from...

previous day 4

Rahul Sidhu

What lies ahead for Latin America after the Venezuela raid?

The Trump administration has justified the recent capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as a law enforcement operation to dismantle a “narco‑...

previous day 5

Nicolas Forsans

As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter

Donald Trump and his senior officials insist that Greenland must become part of the US. This is for national security purposes, they say,...

previous day 5

Klaus Dodds

Weight loss drugs make it harder to get the nutrients you need – here’s what to do about it

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing hunger. They mimic a hormone the body already produces called...

previous day 5

Rachel Woods

How markets have cashed in on Maduro’s capture in Venezuela – and why it’s raising questions

On January 3, the world watched in disbelief as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by US forces. It was a dramatic geopolitical...

previous day 5

Daniele D&39Alvia

How to share books with children to help them love reading

Fewer children in the UK are growing up with a love of books. Following a survey that showed the proportion of children and young people reading...

previous day 6

Jamie Lingwood

How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets

We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth...

previous day 5

Carole Haswell

Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science

A 30-minute stroll across New York’s Central Park separates Trump Tower from the American Museum of Natural History. If the US president ever found...

previous day 5

Martin Siegert

The UK’s childhood vaccination schedule just changed. Here’s why that’s actually reassuring

The UK has updated its childhood immunisation schedule. For parents who had already mapped out their child’s vaccination appointments in their...

previous day 5

Charlie Firth

Humanoid robots or human connection? What Elon Musk’s Optimus reveals about our AI ambitions

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla’s Optimus is pitched as an all-purpose humanoid robot...

previous day 5

Berry Billingsley

India’s 60 million street dogs are turning from village scavengers to city territory defenders

Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely insufficient for its...

previous day 5

Nishant Kumar

Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why

Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world. These include critical raw...

thursday 20

Jonathan Paul

Stopping weight-loss jabs leads to much faster rebound than thought – so are they still worth it?

Weight-loss injections, like Wegovy and Mounjaro, have been hailed as gamechangers. In clinical trials, people lost an average of 15%-20% of their...

thursday 10

Sam West

What 2026 could hold for the UK housing market

For many UK households, 2025 marked the beginning of the end of the mortgage rate shocks of the previous year. And while that did not mean a return...

thursday 10

Alper Kara

Hamnet: by centring Anne Hathaway, this sensuous film gives Shakespeare’s world new life

For films and books about Shakespeare’s life, there is little source material to draw on beyond the few known facts of the great writer’s...

thursday 10

Roberta Garrett

How medieval monks tried to stay warm in the winter

The best location for a monastery was one that was close to water and wood. Many monastic chroniclers mention this. Orderic Vitalis, born in...

thursday 10

Giles Gasper

Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world

Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But...

thursday 10

Lee Cronin

Your dog’s dinner could be worse for the planet than your own – new research

Cutting down the amount of meat we eat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture. But what about the meat that our pet dogs...

thursday 30

John Harvey

Melatonin and childhood sleep problems: what parents should know

As families return to school-term routines, sleep difficulties often resurface. For many parents, particularly those raising children with...

thursday 5

Dipa Kamdar

A few reasons to feel hopeful about the climate in 2026

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. 2025 was a...

thursday 6

Will De Freitas

The boarding of the Marinera and the rise of the shadow fleet in hybrid warfare

The dramatic seizure of the Russian-flagged tanker Marinera/Bella 1 in the north Atlantic, carried out by the US coastguard with British support,...

thursday 5

Basil Germond

All My Sons: director Ivo Van Hove powers up Arthur Miller’s post-war play with a Greek tragedy staging

Belgian theatre director Ivo Van Hove is no stranger to American playwright Arthur Miller, directing acclaimed productions of A View From the...

thursday 5

Will Shüler

Want to read more? Two experts give their tips on what you can do

Reading promises so much: better mental health, a sense of wellbeing, cultural and educational enrichment, even greater confidence and eloquence....

thursday 1

Paty Paliokosta

Why hedgehogs used to be hated

Hedgehogs have been part of human culture for thousands of years. Across different societies, they’ve been symbols of fertility, protection and...

thursday 6

Kate Davies

Other people’s backgrounds shape their social position, but I worked hard for mine – the paradox in how we view status

The concept of “hard work v privilege”, and what either one says about someone’s social status, is an important one. Politicians regularly draw...

thursday 1

Joe Greenwood-Hau

People as young as 50 can need a hip replacement – here’s everything you need to know about this common surgery

Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought of as a surgery that...

thursday 5

Mark Wilkinson

Greenland, Venezuela and the ‘Donroe doctrine’

This newsletter was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest...

thursday 10

Jonathan Este

As the US eyes Greenland, Europe must turn a global problem into an opportunity

The so-called world order and the international rule of law are both officially dead in the wake of operation “absolute resolve”, the US...

thursday 30

Francesco Grillo

How worried should we be that political leaders keep making oblique Nazi references?

Several high-profile political leaders have in recent months been seen apparently dabbling in Nazi allusions. In many cases, dog whistle messages...

07.01.2026 10

David L Collinson

What the US strike on Venezuela could mean for global oil prices

The capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro by the US intelligence services and armed forces has resulted in a frenzy of speculation...

07.01.2026 4

Adi Imsirovic

The five best TV shows about the American revolution – recommended by a historian

Any discussion of films and TV series about the American revolution has to start with a caveat. There have been historical movies for as long as...

07.01.2026 9

Stuart Salmon

The menopause gap: why some women suffer more and get less care

Menopause is often described as “the change”, but for millions of women worldwide it is more than a biological milestone. It is a cultural, social...

07.01.2026 10

Dipa Kamdar

‘Metamaterials’ could transform our lives – and sports equipment is at the vanguard

Metamaterials – artificially made materials with properties that aren’t found in the natural world – are poised to transform daily life. Their...

07.01.2026 1

Thomas Allen

Introducing Strange Health – a new video podcast from The Conversation

I have a confession. When I am stressed, overwhelmed or trying to switch my brain off after a long day, I do not meditate. I do not do breathwork....

07.01.2026 5

Katie Edwards

What will 2026 look like for the UK’s electric vehicle market?

In the UK, as in many other countries, the shift towards electric vehicles (EVs) has been rapid. Incentives, increased choice and some positive PR...

07.01.2026 1

Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada

Think society is in decline? Research gives us some reasons to be cheerful

Talk to a random member of the public and they’re likely to say that people’s behaviour is getting worse. From brazen shoplifting, to listening to...

07.01.2026 8

Paul Hanel

Why disabled young people with life-shortening conditions need better support for intimacy

Until relatively recently, children and young people with life-shortening conditions were not expected to survive into adulthood. Conditions such...

07.01.2026 5

Sarah Earle

US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position

Relations between the US and Russia have hit a fresh bump after the US coastguard boarded a vessel sailing in the Icelandic waters, claiming it was...

07.01.2026 1

Andrew Serdy

Mary, Queen of Scots’ last letter is going on display in 2026 – five interesting facts about her other writing

The last letter of Mary, Queen of Scots goes on display in 2026 for the first time in almost a decade. Deposed from her Scottish throne in 1567,...

07.01.2026 1

Emily Hay

Iran protests have put the country’s political system on trial

Protests that began in late December over rising prices and a collapsing currency have now spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces, with...

07.01.2026 2

Arash Beidollahkhani

What I’ve learned from studying the wild pigeon

Domestic pigeons have surprising cultural significance. They inspired Charles Darwin in his thinking about evolution, delivered wartime messages to...

07.01.2026 5

Will Smith

US action against Greenland would undermine Nato, but now is not the time to panic

Shortly after the US military operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3, US president Donald Trump restated his claim to...

07.01.2026 2

David Hastings Dunn Mbe

Surprising number of foods contain microplastics. Here’s how to reduce the amount you consume

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from other foods is far...

07.01.2026 2

Catherine Rolph

Stephen Miller: portrait of Donald Trump’s ideologue-in -chief

During a recent interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, laid out what appears to be the core of...

07.01.2026 20

Natasha Lindstaedt

Venezuelans are reacting to Maduro’s capture with anger, fear, hope and joy

When the news broke of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest following a US attack on Venezuela on January 3, que locura (“what madness”) was the line that...

06.01.2026 10

Matt Wilde

How writing about places people know makes the climate crisis less abstract

The discourse around climate change can lead to anxiety, detachment or resignation because it often stretches language in ways that make the world...

06.01.2026 2

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Four ways to understand what’s going on with the US, Denmark and Greenland

Ian Manners

‘That’s not how I pictured it’ – why book-to -film adaptations so often disappoint

Julia Thomas

The surprising way you could improve your finances in 2026, according to research

Dominik Piehlmaier

I taught art in a high-security prison – Waiting for the Out took me straight back to my classroom

Abigail Harrison Moore

Dementia at just 24-years -old – how Britain’s youngest sufferer may help researchers understand the disease

Rahul Sidhu

What lies ahead for Latin America after the Venezuela raid?

Nicolas Forsans

As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter

Klaus Dodds

Weight loss drugs make it harder to get the nutrients you need – here’s what to do about it

Rachel Woods

How markets have cashed in on Maduro’s capture in Venezuela – and why it’s raising questions

Daniele D&39Alvia

How to share books with children to help them love reading

Jamie Lingwood

How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets

Carole Haswell

Why Greenland is indispensable to global climate science

Martin Siegert

The UK’s childhood vaccination schedule just changed. Here’s why that’s actually reassuring

Charlie Firth

Humanoid robots or human connection? What Elon Musk’s Optimus reveals about our AI ambitions

Berry Billingsley

India’s 60 million street dogs are turning from village scavengers to city territory defenders

Nishant Kumar

Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why

Jonathan Paul

Stopping weight-loss jabs leads to much faster rebound than thought – so are they still worth it?

Sam West

What 2026 could hold for the UK housing market

Alper Kara

Hamnet: by centring Anne Hathaway, this sensuous film gives Shakespeare’s world new life

Roberta Garrett

How medieval monks tried to stay warm in the winter

Giles Gasper

Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world

Lee Cronin

Your dog’s dinner could be worse for the planet than your own – new research

John Harvey

Melatonin and childhood sleep problems: what parents should know

Dipa Kamdar

A few reasons to feel hopeful about the climate in 2026

Will De Freitas

The boarding of the Marinera and the rise of the shadow fleet in hybrid warfare

Basil Germond

All My Sons: director Ivo Van Hove powers up Arthur Miller’s post-war play with a Greek tragedy staging

Will Shüler

Want to read more? Two experts give their tips on what you can do

Paty Paliokosta

Why hedgehogs used to be hated

Kate Davies

Other people’s backgrounds shape their social position, but I worked hard for mine – the paradox in how we view status

Joe Greenwood-Hau

People as young as 50 can need a hip replacement – here’s everything you need to know about this common surgery

Mark Wilkinson

Greenland, Venezuela and the ‘Donroe doctrine’

Jonathan Este

As the US eyes Greenland, Europe must turn a global problem into an opportunity

Francesco Grillo

How worried should we be that political leaders keep making oblique Nazi references?

David L Collinson

What the US strike on Venezuela could mean for global oil prices

Adi Imsirovic

The five best TV shows about the American revolution – recommended by a historian

Stuart Salmon

The menopause gap: why some women suffer more and get less care

Dipa Kamdar

‘Metamaterials’ could transform our lives – and sports equipment is at the vanguard

Thomas Allen

Introducing Strange Health – a new video podcast from The Conversation

Katie Edwards

What will 2026 look like for the UK’s electric vehicle market?