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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 56m

Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.

Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Overfishing affects food security, blue economy jobs and climate resilience.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1h

Defending land and seed sovereignty could be a clear form of reparation for India’s Indigenous farmers.

How land restoration could address malnutrition among India’s Indigenous families

Defending land and seed sovereignty could be a clear form of reparation for India’s Indigenous farmers.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2h

Many of the planned improvements are largely cosmetic.

Can Labour’s plan to fund deprived communities see off Reform? What the evidence shows

Many of the planned improvements are largely cosmetic.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 3h

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a relatable, ‘good enough’ and involved father.

One Battle Another: Sean Penn, Leonardo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro explore three visions of fatherhood

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a relatable, ‘good enough’ and involved father.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4h

How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

How medical ignorance of menopause is putting women’s lives at risk.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4h

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

Reform and Green party members the most ideologically removed from the average voter

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5h

Since entering office, the Labour government has further tightened restrictions on the right to protest.

Labour wants to restrict repeat protests – but that’s what makes campaigns successful

Since entering office, the Labour government has further tightened restrictions on the right to protest.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 6h

The vast majority of audience complaints are not upheld by the BBC or by Ofcom.

Bob Vylan Glastonbury complaints upheld: here’s what viewers complain to Ofcom and the BBC about most

The vast majority of audience complaints are not upheld by the BBC or by Ofcom.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 15h

Voices from the victims of the Hamas-Israel war on both sides.

October 7 two years on: Israelis and Palestinians caught between two conflicting ideas of peace

Voices from the victims of the Hamas-Israel war on both sides.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 16h

During Nepal’s unrest, sport became a precious outlet for some amid the protests and police crackdowns.

Caught in Nepal’s protests, I witnessed how sport can bring people hope during times of crisis

During Nepal’s unrest, sport became a precious outlet for some amid the protests and police crackdowns.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 17h

Cybercrime is now a service that crooks can pay for to target businesses for extortion.

As long as the cybercriminals’ business model works, companies are vulnerable to attack

Cybercrime is now a service that crooks can pay for to target businesses for extortion.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 17h

The film moves decisively beyond the sensationalising of Tourette’s symptoms so often seen in the media.

I research Tourette’s – I Swear is an unflinching yet empathetic portrait of life with this condition

The film moves decisively beyond the sensationalising of Tourette’s symptoms so often seen in the media.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 18h

The quantum tunnelling effect is where a particle can pass through a barrier and appear on the other side.

Nobel physics prize awarded for pioneering experiments that paved the way for quantum computers

The quantum tunnelling effect is where a particle can pass through a barrier and appear on the other side.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 19h

How this year’s Nobel-winning research could make cancer immunotherapy even smarter.

Nobel Prize: how a hidden army in your body keeps you alive – and could help treat cancer

How this year’s Nobel-winning research could make cancer immunotherapy even smarter.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 20h

Many of Cooper’s depictions of sex are very funny. However, there is a clear message throughout.

Jilly Cooper: why readers still cherish her ‘fat, fun, frothy novels’

Many of Cooper’s depictions of sex are very funny. However, there is a clear message throughout.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 21h

Empathy develops earlier than you may realise.

Children are capable of extreme bravery from a young age – a psychologist explains how

Empathy develops earlier than you may realise.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 21h

The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.

Tory plan to scrap net zero target puts UK climate leadership at risk

The country has enjoyed a unique period of consensus and stability under the Climate Change Act, which the Tories now want to scrap.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

NGOs and rights groups have strongly opposed the involvement of private military personnel in Haiti.

Haiti is enlisting the help of mercenaries in its battle against gang violence

NGOs and rights groups have strongly opposed the involvement of private military personnel in Haiti.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

There’s logic to the government’s plans for youth placements – but will they lead to long-term jobs and growth?

Will Rachael Reeves’ youth unemployment scheme force her to bend her own rules?

There’s logic to the government’s plans for youth placements – but will they lead to long-term jobs and growth?

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Nearly 600 parishes officially bar women priests.

First woman archbishop of Canterbury can’t preside over communion in hundreds of churches

Nearly 600 parishes officially bar women priests.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

The mission should launch on a flyby of the Moon in February 2026.

Nasa’s Artemis II mission is crucial as doubts build that America can beat China back to the Moon

The mission should launch on a flyby of the Moon in February 2026.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Sleeplessness, anxiety and invisible care work show why extreme heat is a public-health emergency.

How extreme temperatures strain minds and bodies: a Karachi case study

Sleeplessness, anxiety and invisible care work show why extreme heat is a public-health emergency.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

The impact of the October 7 attacks and Israel’s response will reverberate for decades to come.

The two years of fighting since October 7 have transformed the Middle East

The impact of the October 7 attacks and Israel’s response will reverberate for decades to come.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Sébastien Lecornu was the fourth prime minister to go since the summer of 2024. His departure adds yet more pressure on president Emmanuel Macron.

France’s latest prime minister has resigned after less than a month – what will Emmanuel Macron do now?

Sébastien Lecornu was the fourth prime minister to go since the summer of 2024. His departure adds yet more pressure on president Emmanuel Macron.

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