Mining Mali: how policy changes are reshaping the sector

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As Malis mining sector faces growing tensions highlighted by the recent seizure of gold stocks from the Canadian company Barrick by the military government questions about economic sovereignty and mining governance have...

Ancient stone walls and power: what data science tools can reveal in African archaeology

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Visibility has always been important in peoples decisions about where to live and how to arrange their spaces. People make connections with what they can see. Being able to see prominent landmarks, such as certain mountain...

Sea-level rise: a new method to estimate the probability of different outcomes – including a worst case

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Here is a depressing fact: over the coming decades, sea-level rise will continue to threaten ecosystems, communities and cities. No matter how quickly we reduce our carbon emissions, our past emissions commit us to ongoing...

After 3 years of war, Ukrainian business leaders share their lessons on survival

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Drop of Light/Shutterstock Its exactly three years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During that time, Ukrainians have lived through one of the worlds largest and most brutal humanitarian crises. Yet...

Falling vaccination rates put children at risk of preventable diseases. Governments need a new strategy to boost uptake

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Yuri A/Shutterstock Child vaccination is one of the most cost-effective health interventions. It accounts for 40% of the global reduction in infant deaths since 1974 and has led to big health gains in Australia over the...

A powerful force is stopping the Indian Ocean from cooling itself – spelling more danger for Ningaloo

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Violeta Brosig/Blue Media Exmouth Widespread coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australias coast has deeply alarmed scientists and conservationists. Photos captured by divers, published by The Guardian last week,...

Joan Lindsay published Picnic at Hanging Rock at 71. Her writing life presents its own mysteries

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Promotional still from Peter Weirs film adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). Janus Films Brenda Nialls new book, as its full title announces, is a biographical account of the hidden life of novelist Joan Lindsay,...