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Russia seeks to overwhelm NATO allies with crises 'across a wide spectrum of geographic locations'

Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr. Gavin Hall, NATO expert and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde. NATO is sending a stark warning to Moscow: any Russian attack on alliance territory could trigger retaliation far beyond the battlefield, targeting “anything and everything that supports, sustains, and controls” the attacking force. But can Europe defend itself without Washington, as Donald Trump signals a renewed rapprochement with Russia?

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Mountaineer takes cancer research and quality of life to new heights... 8,000 metres, to be precise!

Delano D’Souza is pleased to welcome Dr Shauna Burke, Associate Professor in Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Leeds. A passionate mountaineer who first summited Mount Everest in 2005, Dr Burke returned to the world’s highest mountain earlier this year, following her diagnosis with stage four breast cancer. She is now setting her sights on the world's 13 other 8,000-metre peaks. For Dr Burke, the mountains are more than a backdrop to an extraordinary personal challenge. “When I’m in the mountains, I do feel at peace. I feel alive,” she says. Faced with an incurable cancer dia

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek

Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 Before we landed, the area of Gale crater that we planned to explore was divided up into rectangular parcels with designated names. The names were chosen after small towns associated with significant geological features. Our selected […]

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Electrons slow to a crawl in a strange new quantum state

Scientists at the University of Chicago have uncovered a surprising quantum state in the layered magnetic material Fe5GeTe2, where huge numbers of electrons move together unusually slowly while remaining quantum coherent. The behavior contradicts existing theoretical predictions about how the material’s magnetism should work and suggests scientists may need to rethink its underlying physics.

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Amid French school protests, students seek 'respect, dignity and decent working conditions'

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Éric Fassin, a sociologist and professor at Paris VIII University. He sees these student protests first and foremost as a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class suburbs are asking for the basic conditions that make studying possible and, ultimately, the same opportunities as students elsewhere. What began among students in the Parisian suburbs has spread, but its fundamental meaning remains the same: this is a social movement with a political and democratic dimension. He also see these protests in the context of a longer h

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US prosecutors reopen Cornell university gang rape investigation

US prosecutors reopened an investigation on Monday into an alleged 2024 gang rape at Cornell University after the woman involved accused the school of failing to punish those responsible adequately. In a lawsuit, she said seven Chi Phi fraternity members had drugged her with ketamine and assaulted her.

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Meet NASA’s Artemis II Crew During Houston Public Event

Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on Sept. 28, 2026, with ticketing information for the public. The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission will participate in an event hosted by industry and community partners at the University of Houston to discuss their mission around the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft. It will be the […]

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Leo building on Francis' legacy while reincorporating 'more traditional elements of papal activity'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church at the University of Oxford. For Pattenden, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France is part of a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Pope Francis placed particular emphasis on the Catholic Church’s peripheries and the needs of the Global South, Leo is subtly bringing the Church’s historic European heartlands back into focus. France is especially significant in this regard, given its deep historical relationship with Catholicism and its evolving relationship with Christianity, European identity, secularism and c

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El Nino: Climate scientists warn of "Godzilla-level" climate event

Extreme heat caused by this year’s “super El Niño” could lead to as many as 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six months to February 2027, according to researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab. The number of extremely hot days is expected to rise by 44%, with Nigeria, Indonesia and Sudan among the countries likely to be worst affected. Researchers warn that the impact could extend well beyond the six-month period studied. Carys Garland reports.

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Super El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths worldwide

Extreme heat linked to this year’s “super El Niño” could cause up to 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six months to February 2027, according to researchers at the University of Chicago’s Climate Impact Lab. The number of extremely hot days is expected to rise by 44%, with Nigeria, Indonesia and Sudan among the countries likely to be most affected. Researchers warn that the impact could extend well beyond the six-month period studied. Chloe Brimicombe, a climate scientist from the University of Oxford, shares further details about this climate phenomenon.

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