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The Conversation

Small Boat — a devastating novel about a migrant shipwreck and the cruelty of indifference

World

Small Boat — a devastating novel about a migrant shipwreck and the cruelty of indifference

By Fiona Murphy

Uploading the human mind to a computer — a neuroscientist explains what’s possible

Sci-Tech

Uploading the human mind to a computer — a neuroscientist explains what’s possible

By Dobromir Rahnev

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

Maverick Life

Curious kids: Cold mountains, hot air — it’s all about pressure

By James Renwick

Ultraviolence of viral games knocks sports safety back centuries

Sport

Ultraviolence of viral games knocks sports safety back centuries

By Christopher Yorke, Michelle O’Shea and Jeremy Sleiman

Light is the science of the future — how Africans are using it to solve local challenges

Africa

Light is the science of the future — how Africans are using it to solve local challenges

By Andrew Forbes and Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

Maverick News

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

By Ziteng Wang

South Africa’s honeybush sector must transform from its unjust past: what needs to change

Maverick Life

South Africa’s honeybush sector must transform from its unjust past: what needs to change

By The Conversation

If the universe is infinite, what is it expanding into? Here are ways to tackle a cosmic brain teaser

Sci-Tech

If the universe is infinite, what is it expanding into? Here are ways to tackle a cosmic brain teaser

By Nicole Granucci

How was Earth built? It’s a 100-million-year tale of smashing space rocks — and it’s not done yet

Sci-Tech

How was Earth built? It’s a 100-million-year tale of smashing space rocks — and it’s not done yet

By Alexander E Gates

The science of soap — a chemist explains how it works to keep you clean and smelling fresh

DM168

The science of soap — a chemist explains how it works to keep you clean and smelling fresh

By Paul E Richardson

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace synodality to navigate modern challenges for the Catholic Church?

World

Will Pope Leo XIV embrace synodality to navigate modern challenges for the Catholic Church?

By Dennis Doyle

Curious kids: Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies like other mammals?

Maverick Life

Curious kids: Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies like other mammals?

By Maria Chikina