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Monday, November 10, 2025
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Topic: The Conversation

China to Australia — How the world is bracing for a second wave of coronavirus

During the 1918 influenza pandemic, it was the second wave that was the largest and most deadly. But that probably won’t happen today.

China is going organic and emerging as a leader in sustainable agriculture

Chinese farmers are ditching chemical agriculture for reasons of personal health, ecological protection and economic motives, propped up state support.

Thriving in coronavirus isolation depends on your personality traits

Extraverts will likely experience decreased well-being in the coming weeks and months. Introverts, on the other hand, have been training for this moment their whole lives.

In pandemics, forensic pathologists deal with morgues, mass graves and infectious remains

There is an assumption that dealing with the deceased doesn’t require the same urgency as working with an ill patient. Normally that is true, but not in Covid-19.

Virtual managing is difficult, but managers can learn a lot from work-from-home

Old-fashioned management norms still prevail: presenteeism, performance evaluations based on overtime and excessive meetings. Covid can change that.

What a simulated Mars mission taught me about food waste

Our crew wasn’t trained in food and nutrient waste minimisation; trained Mars astronauts may produce much less waste.

North Korea still says it has no coronavirus cases. This is how it’s managing the story

Controlling information – and avoiding any panic – is a central part of how the regime’s leader, Kim Jong-un, holds onto power.

Americans and Canadians are preparing for the coronavirus crisis by buying guns

An estimated 2.6 million guns were sold in the US in March. That is an 85 per cent increase over the same period last year.

How coronavirus is making venting okay

Venting is good, sometimes. Know that this too shall pass. Medicine will ultimately control the pandemic.

How we discovered slow earthquakes that happen over weeks or even months

Slow slip events occur faster than average plate motion, but are too slow to generate measurable seismic waves. So studied them with GPS networks.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.