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27 July 2026
An emerging Iran‑Pakistan ‘Axis of Sympathy’ is reshaping southwest Asia’s power structures
Ibrahim Al-Marashi, IE University; California State University San Marcos Earlier this month, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was buried in his hometown of Mashhad after a four-day ceremony. Many international delegations
27 July 2026
What we’ve learned from Andy Burnham’s first week as prime minister
Martin Farr, Newcastle University The changing of prime ministers, rather than marking epochs, has become rather commonplace. For the politically minded, that doesn’t mean that each is without the hovering of Tony Blair’s “hand
24 July 2026
Where do the world’s biggest diamonds come from? Geology now has answers
Geoffrey Howarth, University of Cape Town Some of the most extraordinary gems ever found belong to a rare class of diamonds known as CLIPPIRs (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular, Resorbed). They make up less
24 July 2026
3D printing gets a living upgrade
Nature has spent billions of years perfecting the art of building with living cells. A team of researchers is now learning from that process – and finding ways to speed it up. For Massimo
23 July 2026
Shadows of past political violence shape the lives of young Africans for years – a study of nine countries
Ph. Senegalese peacekeepers on patrol in Bamako, Mali. Flickr, CC BY-NC Tilman Brück, Humboldt University of Berlin; Karen Devries, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Marcella Vigneri, London School of Hygiene & Tropical
23 July 2026
Critical thinking has become an AI‑era buzzword. But what does it actually mean, and how do we teach it?
Ph. MalikNalik/Shutterstock Sara Kells, IE University Spend enough time in discussions about education and artificial intelligence (AI), and critical thinking will inevitably pop up sooner rather than later. AI is changing how students learn
22 July 2026
World Cup 2026: how are posts on diversity and inclusion being received on social media?
Willem Standaert, Université de Liège; Arno De Caigny, IÉSEG School of Management; Kristof Coussement, IÉSEG School of Management, and Matthijs Meire, IÉSEG School of Management Football has embraced the issue of diversity, though not
22 July 2026
In hot water: what happens to marine life during heatwaves
Ph. Robert Harding Video/Shutterstock Jules B. Kajtar, National Oceanography Centre and Zoe Jacobs, University of Southampton A dip in the sea can provide welcome relief after long stretches of hot weather – especially when
21 July 2026