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The Conversation is a nonprofit media platform that features articles created from insights provided by the academic and research community. Launched in Australia in March 2011, it has grown to include six editions: the United Kingdom in 2013, the United States in 2014, Africa in May 2015, France in September 2015, Canada in June 2017, and Indonesia in September 2017. All articles published on The Conversation are licensed under Creative Commons. As of May 2018, the site attracts around 10.7 million visitors each month and reaches 35 million people through republication under Creative Commons.

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  • 2 days ago | theconversation.com | Ignacio López-Goñi

    Quizá haya oído alguna vez decir que a los astronautas se les extirpa el apéndice antes de abandonar la Tierra. Al fin y al cabo, se puede vivir sin él porque hablamos de un órgano inútil… ¿O quizás no? ¿Qué hay de cierto en esta sospecha? Empecemos por situarlo. El apéndice es una pequeña bolsa con forma de dedo que se encuentra donde el intestino delgado se une al intestino grueso, en el ciego.

  • 3 days ago | theconversation.com | James Horncastle

    The drone attacks by Ukrainian Operation Spider’s Web forces on Russian airfields have called into question Russia’s supposed military strength. Russian authorities have acknowledged damage from the June 1 attacks — an unusual admission that suggests the strikes were probably effective, given Russia’s usual pattern of downplaying or denying the success of Ukrainian operations. The operation’s most significant target was the Belaya air base, north of Mongolia.

  • 3 days ago | theconversation.com | Jennifer McHenry |Julia Baum

    Countries around the world are increasingly turning to nature to help alleviate the impacts of climate change. Forests, grasslands and wetlands are already considered as “natural climate solutions.” Now, some scientists are asking: could kelp forests be part of the solution too? As some of the fastest growing species on Earth, kelp form lush underwater forests along temperate coastlines.

  • 3 days ago | theconversation.com | Haoues Seniguer |Philippe Corcuff

    Le meurtre d’Aboubakar Cissé, assassiné dans la mosquée de la Grande-Combe (Gard) le 25 avril 2025, est le point d’acmé d’une culture du soupçon à l’égard de l’islam et des musulmans. Le récent rapport gouvernemental sur l’entrisme des Frères musulmans en France participe de cette logique de suspicion à tonalité conspirationniste qui s’est installée jusqu’au sommet de l’État.

  • 3 days ago | theconversation.com | Ashlynne McGhee

    Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at [email protected] June 2A new insurer? “Australian households are now being refused insurance in some areas, while insurers are continuing to increase their profit margins.