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Sign-up now for our free newsletter: https://theconversation.com/uk/newsletters/ This account is mostly automated.https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3mlai4h4h5a2dThe Conversation invites academics across the UK to write a poem inspired by climate change research. https://tcnv.link/zj8Vedc07 May 2026 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlai4h4h5a2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml7jcx47yc2ePertussis often lacks the classic ‘whoop’ in adults, making it easy to confuse with flu, COVID or RSV. https://tcnv.link/hxkdEQ806 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jcx47yc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml7govdwkf24In its rapid pacing, brief runtime and propulsive, hard-boiled action, Normal positions itself as a latter-day B-movie and mostly delivers. https://tcnv.link/xYhm78R06 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7govdwkf24https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml7e2uc33p2qAround 25,000 candidates are campaigning this year, with new election styles in Scotland and Wales https://tcnv.link/Dh22qYy06 May 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7e2uc33p2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml7bguee7g26Scots are calling it the ‘scunner factor’ – widespread distaste for the major parties. https://tcnv.link/49tuFeE06 May 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7bguee7g26https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml76srisvr2eEven the Republicans in Congress were beginning to pressure the Trump administration over whether the conflict was constitutional. https://tcnv.link/d6yNoi906 May 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml76srisvr2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml74aivwj523A number of challenges remain with embedding additional learning needs reforms across Wales. https://tcnv.link/pAdcX9006 May 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74aivwj523https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6zmigsgk2mEvidence on the relationship between protest activity and targeted violence outside of the protest arena is limited. https://tcnv.link/7HjAREa06 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zmigsgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6wygebp42nClimate science is the anti-myth. Researchers have long noted that the human brain struggles with psychologically distant threats. https://tcnv.link/qytHn7z06 May 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6wygebp42nhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6uehdfxo2dJapan has long been the global leader in the development and deployment of care robots. https://tcnv.link/uSd54wp06 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6uehdfxo2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6rqe3ozt23From Nobel laureate Linus Pauling’s dismissed vitamin C crusade to modern trials, a once-ridiculed idea in cancer research is getting a cautious second look. https://tcnv.link/s8j0lT806 May 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6rqe3ozt23https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6p6vox2k26Attenborough has influenced everything from conservation and documentary production to the communication of the biggest story of all – climate change. https://tcnv.link/MWizWO506 May 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6p6vox2k26https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6mlfvtme2eStromatolites might look like rocks. But they are living relics of ancient systems that thrived on Earth billions of years ago. Find out more 👉 tcnv.link/4AOdk4T06 May 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6mlfvtme2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6jx35iqc25Voters in England, Scotland and Wales will head to the polls on May 7. Parliamentary elections are taking place in the devolved Welsh Senedd Cymru and Scottish Parliament, and local elections for over 4,850 councillor roles could have huge implications for local governments throughout England. https://tcnv.link/32NLZh706 May 2026 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6jx35iqc25https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6hdwcenr24Being a boy who expresses themselves can be a risky enterprise. https://tcnv.link/ENIW8nj06 May 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:g2syplhduvniqojxe2qpc4uh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6hdwcenr24https://bsky.app/profile/uk.theconversation.com/post/3ml6eoyytni2eThis first fully AI podcast produces a coherent-sounding narrative. 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