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

Estimations from the last ten years range from 8,300 to 136,000.

Why it is so hard to estimate the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK

Estimations from the last ten years range from 8,300 to 136,000.

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

Israel has blocked international journalists from entering Gaza since the start of the war.

Israel is still not allowing international media back into Gaza, despite the ceasefire

Israel has blocked international journalists from entering Gaza since the start of the war.

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

Ask better questions, find better places.

How to use AI to guide your holiday plans – by a tourism expert

Ask better questions, find better places.

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

A better understanding of growth could help to improve living standards in the world’s poorest countries.

How this year’s Nobel winners changed the thinking on economic growth

A better understanding of growth could help to improve living standards in the world’s poorest countries.

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

A series of protests are taking place across the world, largely led by young people.

Young people around the world are leading protests against their governments

A series of protests are taking place across the world, largely led by young people.

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

Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.

Almost 75,000 farmed salmon in Scotland escaped into the wild after Storm Amy – why this may cause lasting damage

Scientists warn escaped farmed salmon could interbreed with wild fish, further endangering Scotland’s fragile populations.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 7h

Colleges and universities share similar financial challenges.

Could further education colleges get involved with university mergers? It might help meet Keir Starmer’s education goals

Colleges and universities share similar financial challenges.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h

Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.

Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance

Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h

Medieval people believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk.

The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’ – from hedgehogs to nightjars

Medieval people believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 11h

Listen to the trailer for a new podcast series marking 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth.

Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation

Listen to the trailer for a new podcast series marking 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 12h

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 13h

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent

Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 14h

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what causes it — and what doesn’t.

Can you catch shingles? A GP explains what people get wrong about this common virus

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what causes it — and what doesn’t.

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

Heather Humphreys is a republican but has family ties to the Orange Order.

A Protestant candidate has added a twist to Ireland’s presidential race

Heather Humphreys is a republican but has family ties to the Orange Order.

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

Women in early modern Wales typically dressed in long skirts, large woollen shawls, and tall, black hats. Could they have inspired stereotypes of the witch?

Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: the historic origins of witch iconography

Women in early modern Wales typically dressed in long skirts, large woollen shawls, and tall, black hats. Could they have inspired stereotypes of the witch?

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

Donald Trump increased his backing from women voters in his second presidential run.

Who are the women supporting Trump?

Donald Trump increased his backing from women voters in his second presidential run.

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

Satellites can carry out jamming and intelligence gathering from other spacecraft.

The UK military says Russia targets its satellites on a weekly basis. What can be done about it?

Satellites can carry out jamming and intelligence gathering from other spacecraft.

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

The media have been freaking out about children’s use of technology since at least the days of radio, and it doesn’t make parenting decisions any easier.

Should parents allow their children to go online? All the inflammatory coverage makes the decision far harder

The media have been freaking out about children’s use of technology since at least the days of radio, and it doesn’t make parenting decisions any easier.

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

An £8 billion spending spree would show up in the UK’s economic data.

Millions will get a windfall over car finance. Research helps us understand what they’ll do with it

An £8 billion spending spree would show up in the UK’s economic data.

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

By placing menopause at the centre of a punk-inflected drama, Wainwright opens a new televisual space for midlife women.

With Riot Women, Sally Wainwright is turning menopause into punk rebellion

By placing menopause at the centre of a punk-inflected drama, Wainwright opens a new televisual space for midlife women.

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

How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild

How the threatened monkey-face orchids could become icons for plant conservation.

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

In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.

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

Most adults consume more protein than the recommended amount. They could reduce meat without risking inadequate protein intake. 🥦🥩

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

Treasures inside the National Trust’s cultural collections can also draw attention to what is going on outside these estates.

How the National Trust’s art collections can shape meadow restoration

Treasures inside the National Trust’s cultural collections can also draw attention to what is going on outside these estates.

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

Young women are heavily targeted by sex-for-rent arrangements, and so are economically marginalised men.

‘Sex for rent’ is illegal in the UK. Why are thousands of people still affected?

Young women are heavily targeted by sex-for-rent arrangements, and so are economically marginalised men.

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