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Nearly 30 years after Erasmus, university alliances are reshaping Europe’s higher education landscape but still lack visibility

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Three discoveries that transformed how we understand nutrition

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The EU’s repair policies are changing the way tech is designed

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Why it’s so hard to apologise sincerely in a foreign language

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A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it

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Brain-reading wearables will soon be ordinary. What will this mean for the new generation of ‘neurotechnological natives’?

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Europe needs to fight back against US software dominance – and now is the time

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Why holding elections now may not be the best safeguard for Ukrainian democracy

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How climate change affects different modes of transport – from roads to railways

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What has the return-to-office movement taught us? People, not technology help companies get ahead

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Europe recycles just 12% of the materials it

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Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy

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The Mocha monopoly: how Yemen’s dominance of the global coffee trade birthed the Houthi rebels

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Left-handed people tend to be left-leaning voters

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption

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The law of the innocents: Ireland’s medieval precursor to the Geneva conventions

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The free EU database that tells you if an appliance is actually green

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Is Germany’s far right AfD about to take over a state government for the first time?

Palaces and the Pope: the fascinating story of how Renaissance Rome was rebuilt

Endometriosis: a long-ignored disease, despite symptoms that can be traced back to ancient times

Nearly 30 years after Erasmus, university alliances are reshaping Europe’s higher education landscape but still lack visibility

Three discoveries that transformed how we understand nutrition

The EU’s repair policies are changing the way tech is designed

Why it’s so hard to apologise sincerely in a foreign language

A black fungus is thriving in the midst of Ireland’s whiskey boom – we need to know more about it

Brain-reading wearables will soon be ordinary. What will this mean for the new generation of ‘neurotechnological natives’?

Europe needs to fight back against US software dominance – and now is the time

Why holding elections now may not be the best safeguard for Ukrainian democracy

How climate change affects different modes of transport – from roads to railways

What has the return-to-office movement taught us? People, not technology help companies get ahead

Europe recycles just 12% of the materials it

Ceuta crisis: anti-migrant ‘invasion’ rhetoric threatens Europe’s food supply and economy

The Mocha monopoly: how Yemen’s dominance of the global coffee trade birthed the Houthi rebels

Left-handed people tend to be left-leaning voters

Volodymyr Zelensky’s other war: Ukraine’s endless struggle with corruption

The law of the innocents: Ireland’s medieval precursor to the Geneva conventions

The free EU database that tells you if an appliance is actually green