Via #TheConversation - Jan 29, 2026

This remains the quandary 4 the #Conservative leader & the party: everything Poilievre does 2 secure supprt o the more #populist wing o the conservative movemnt in #Canada tends 2 alienate rest of country, while any move 2 the centre risks condmnation frm those further 2 the #Right

#Poilievre has won ovr core Conservatives & alienated rest o the country, including crucial share of voters necessary 2 push the Conservatives ovr the top

https://theconversation.com/pierre-poilievre-the-most-successful-unsuccessful-leader-in-canadian-politics-274358

Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?

The Pierre Poilievre leadership review will likely retain the status quo: an opposition leader only liked by his party’s base but deeply distrusted by non-conservative Canadians.

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Cando as mascotas devoran a biodiversidade: un conflito sen regular na Unión Europea

A falta de regulación na UE converte aos cans e gatos nunha ameaza para a fauna silvestre e a biodiversidade

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While some people are #ockham listed best i can manage is #TheConversation. Strange to write an article on an #Antarctic expedition that was a decade ago - but we only managed to retrieve the full data set 3 years ago when a later expedition managed to get to the instruments and we discovered more data had been collected after the satellite link had broken.

https://theconversation.com/beneath-antarcticas-largest-ice-shelf-a-hidden-ocean-is-revealing-its-secrets-273219

Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ecosystems – and even our weather.

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Interesting that they didn't mention farm work. I realise only the elite 10% can even try to do farm work, but growing up picking berryfruit was the cliche "every kid does it" job.

For those of us living on farms the work was just part of life, the question was whether we got paid for it (or how much of it we got paid for). Better parents treated it as paid unless they were broke.

Also an exception for operating farm vehicles that kicked in at 12.

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https://theconversation.com/does-your-child-want-a-part-time-job-heres-what-the-law-says-about-kids-at-work-271528

Does your child want a part-time job? Here’s what the law says about kids at work

The standard minimum age for work in Australia is 15 - but children can get a job before that. These are the rules.

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Trump at Davos marked start of a new world era

Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Block1 #GoldenDome #GreenlandAnnexation #MarkCarney #NATO #PolarSilkRoad #rules-basedorder #TheConversation #TrumpatDavos #uschina #US-Europe #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/371942/

¿Y si una simple gota de sangre pudiera decirnos si nos estamos alimentando bien? Aunque muchas personas afirman seguir una #dieta saludable, los métodos tradicionales para medir lo que comemos –como encuestas o diarios alimentarios– no siempre son... https://www.periodistadigital.com/elbuenvivir/20260123/comemos-lo-que-decimos-una-gota-de-sangre-podria-revelar-la-verdad-sobre-nuestra-dieta-689405172326/ #nutricion #theconversation
Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks

A new study shows the monument’s most exotic stones did not arrive by chance but were instead deliberately selected and transported.

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After a year of Trump, who are the winners and losers from US tariffs?

The use of tariffs to try to rebalance trade has been a central plank of Trump 2.0 economic policy. But has it worked?

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¿Por qué ciertos sabores nos resultan irresistibles mientras que otros nos generan rechazo? Más allá de nuestras papilas gustativas, depende de una intrincada red de señales dentro de nuestro cuerpo explican las científicas autoras de un reciente estudio en #TheConversation https://www.periodistadigital.com/elbuenvivir/20260115/que-sentimos-al-comer-en-busca-de-los-secretos-moleculares-del-gusto-2-689405170327/ #ciencia #nutricion #comida #TheConversationEspaña