Could you survive without Microsoft? Inside the costs of digital dependence
Digital choices have huge environmental costs but these are rarely counted up.
The Conversation
Everything on the wire from The Conversation (International).
Young turtles find refuge in both natural and artificial wetlands in UAE – new study
A large basin was never used for its intended recreational purposes and has since been incorporated into a marine protected area alongside coastal mangroves.
Microsoft has suffered a global outage. A tech expert explains what went wrong
This outage shows why we must urgently prepare for digital outages in a similar way we do for natural disasters.
From ancient Asia to the AI age: Has China’s ‘beauty stratagem’ found a new victim in Nvidia’s Jensen Huang?
‘Honey traps’ have long been used to gain an advantage over a rival. In China, it is a tactic documented in stories that go back 2 millennia.
The SS United States has been deliberately sunk – this is how marine life will colonise the world’s largest artificial reef
A month by month guide, by a marine ecologist and keen scuba diver.
How groomers operate – and why victims become trapped
The claims against David Walliams have raised some familiar tropes.
The uncomfortable question at the heart of Europe’s identity crisis
Across Europe, parts of the radical right are increasingly trying to fuse ethnicity and culture into a new definition of national belonging.
Ukraine peace talks end with no breakthrough – but Europe may be set to return from the cold
The trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a significant breakthrough.
How the fog of war puts journalism in the frame
We studied media reporting on two conflicts. And we found two very different stories.
El Salvador is exporting the ‘Bukele model’ to Haiti – but the gang offensive is a gamble for both nations
Haiti’s war on gangs is increasingly relying on a patchwork of foreign troops and private militias, making accountability more complicated.
Cabo Verde’s presidential election: the stakes in one of Africa’s most stable democracies
The presidential election will test party loyalties and voters’ expectations of the presidency, as well as its role in the political system.
What lurks ‘Below’ Newfoundland waters? A marine biologist explains the science behind the show
While Below may have some things wrong — giant squid probably aren’t vindictive, for example — a Newfoundland ocean sciences expert praises the Netflix show for stoking an interest in the deep sea.
Economic coercion once ousted Iran’s leader – but that was the 1950s; don’t expect a repeat today
A two-year blockade imposed on Iran by Britain gave way to a coup and leadership change. But seven decades later, circumstances are very different.