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How European colonisation has created more animal hybrids

And how a new study may change how scientists think about animal hybrids.

Hypocrisy and folly: why Australia’s subservience to Trump’s America is past its use-by date

In his latest book, Clinton Fernandes explains why the AUKUS deal is an all-too-predictable continuation of past follies.

Thousands of genomes reveal the wild wolf genes in most dogs’ DNA

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

Bangladesh’s accession to the UN Water Convention has a ripple effect that could cause problems with India

Bangladesh’s ratification of the UN Water Convention could increase the nation’s legal clout in transboundary water governance.

Kiran Desai’s first novel in nearly 20 years is shortlisted for the Booker. Last time, she won it

Is Kiran Desai’s The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny the great American–Indian novel?

The American TikTok deal doesn’t address the platform’s potential for manipulation, only who profits

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order approving a deal that allows U.S. businesspeople to acquire ownership of TikTok.

Tanzania’s ruling party has crushed the opposition - the elections are a mere formality

The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.

Tibetan Buddhist nuns are getting advanced degrees − and the Dalai Lama played a major role in that shift

A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.

Foreign interference can be hidden in plain sight. Here’s how countries use ‘sharp power’ in Australia

Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.

By building the world’s biggest dam, China hopes to control more than just its water supply

The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.