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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 24m
New research reveals that when you post on social media may matter more for your mental health than how much you use it.
It’s not screen time that matters, it’s what you do and when you do it – new study
New research reveals that when you post on social media may matter more for your mental health than how much you use it.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1h
Restoring trust in leadership and preventing the church from fracturing over sexuality and gender will be at the top of Sarah Mullally’s agenda.
The new archbishop of Canterbury has already made history – but she has huge challenges ahead
Restoring trust in leadership and preventing the church from fracturing over sexuality and gender will be at the top of Sarah Mullally’s agenda.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1h
Even as clean energy progress slows in the US and EU, developing nations such as Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are surging ahead.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2h
Even small drops in vaccination rates can fuel measles outbreaks, says pediatrician David Higgins.

His message to parents: stay up to date and talk to your doctor to get more information – not social media.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 3h
What chimpanzees can teach us about climate change
When chimps helped cool the planet
What chimpanzees can teach us about climate change
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4h
Globally, osteoarthritis affects nearly 600 million people. Yet fewer than 50% are offered the one proven treatment: exercise.
Joint pain or osteoarthritis? Why exercise should be your first line of treatment
Globally, osteoarthritis affects nearly 600 million people. Yet fewer than 50% are offered the one proven treatment: exercise.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5h
Krasznahorkai is a deeply modernist writer with an unwavering faith in beauty and art.
László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel prize for literature – the Hungarian novelist’s grand tales of alienation speak to our times
Krasznahorkai is a deeply modernist writer with an unwavering faith in beauty and art.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5h
Stigma against weight loss drugs is driving some users to take them in secret.
Weight loss drug stigma shows society still holds negative attitudes towards body weight and obesity
Stigma against weight loss drugs is driving some users to take them in secret.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 6h
Noughts and Crosses shows systems of oppression at work and how enable racial segregation and traumatise people.
Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses uses critical dystopia to challenge us to build a better future
Noughts and Crosses shows systems of oppression at work and how enable racial segregation and traumatise people.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 6h
Players may not be able to rely on spotting “tells” or other cues to deception in the game, but there are always patterns in the ways people behave.
Celebrity Traitors: my research shows voting behaviour could help identify faithfuls
And why people form alliances even with people they know are untrustworthy.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 7h
A recent survey of environmental toxicologists has revealed that they believe that chemical pollution can and is affecting the health of humans and wildlife.
Chemical pollutants affect wildlife and human behaviour. But industry toxicologists are reluctant to carry out tests, new survey reveals
A recent survey of environmental toxicologists has revealed that they believe that chemical pollution can and is affecting the health of humans and wildlife.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h
The differences between portrayals in the UK and US suggests different understandings of masculinity and expectations of male mental health.
The evolution of male mental health in television
The differences between portrayals in the UK and US suggests different understandings of masculinity and expectations of male mental health.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h
Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?
Attachment to our home town runs deep – so what happens when it faces dramatic change?
Places shape who we are. In Port Talbot, what happens when the steelworks go but the feelings remain?
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 9h
Lotteries may be fair in theory, but new research shows people prefer expert committees to decide who gets scarce medical treatment.
Should we decide by lottery who gets a medical treatment first?
Lotteries may be fair in theory, but new research shows people prefer expert committees to decide who gets scarce medical treatment.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 10h
The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.
What could burst the AI bubble?
The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 19h
New technology could leave few places for submarines to hide.
AI, drone ships and new sensors could leave submarines with few places to hide in the ocean
New technology could leave few places for submarines to hide.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 20h
Will the ceasefire hold? And will the US president get his Nobel peace prize?
Gaza ceasefire and Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’
Will the ceasefire hold? And will the US president get his Nobel peace prize?
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 21h
Donald Trump might seem like an unlikely candidate, but previous winners have come in for criticism too.
The Nobel peace prize has a record of being awarded to controversial nominees
Donald Trump might seem like an unlikely candidate, but previous winners have come in for criticism too.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 22h
Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Nobel laureate Shimon Sakaguchi on his immune system breakthrough – and the treatments he hopes it will unlock
Listen to Shimon Sakaguchi, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates in medicine, talk about his research on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 22h
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
Environmental defenders are being killed for protecting our future – the law needs to catch up
Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 23h
Elite darts technique requires a combination of both physical and mental athleticism.
Darts: the surprising amount of athletic skill it takes to hit a bullseye
Elite darts technique requires a combination of both physical and mental athleticism.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research in psychology has found a link between wealth and selfishness
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Without enough resources to follow up on screening results, teachers, parents, and children may be left feeling frustrated and unsupported.
Without proper support, a diagnosis of dyslexia risks being just a label
Without enough resources to follow up on screening results, teachers, parents, and children may be left feeling frustrated and unsupported.
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In the most recent YouGov poll on this issue, 54% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters were in favour of leaving.
Do British people want to leave the ECHR? What a decade of polls reveals
In the most recent YouGov poll on this issue, 54% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters were in favour of leaving.
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The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.
How Donald Trump’s ‘dead cat diplomacy’ may have changed the course of the Gaza war
The US president’s very public scolding of both Israel and Hamas for being difficult about his peace plan may have paid off.
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