In Star Wars VI we first meet the Ewoks living on the Forest Moon of Endor. The planet Endor itself is a gas giant, but the…
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Writing in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, New York Times columnist Will Rodgers commented that the level of panic was such that it…
The UK government is releasing a series of “technical notices” outlining what might happen if the country leaves the European Union without striking a deal for…
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in questions they’d like…
Lady Gaga’s apology “if I spoke too soon” about the tragic passing of Rick Genest – a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model, also known as…
Populism is seemingly sweeping the globe, threatening the established status quo. Optimistically, it promises to bring about much needed change to what appears to be a…
It’s been two years since a coalition of lobbying groups in the UK successfully challenged Home Office policy on the immigration detention of pregnant women. Under…
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For the first time in UK football punditry, both the BBC and ITV have hired women to offer analysis and commentate at the men’s World Cup.…
Ever since space scientists first spotted the odd, cigar-shaped object known as 1I/‘Oumuamua in the sky, they have been debating what it is exactly. Suggestions have…