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'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for midterms defeat
BBC News
How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race
Paul Virilio, a French philosopher, died in 2018. But his writings on technological ‘accidents’ help explain dilemmas the world faces today amid increasing use of artificial intelligence.
The Conversation
Why a company donating $20,000 a month counts for more than $240,000 once a year in the eyes of customers
New research suggests that some ways that companies boast about their charitable giving are more effective at brand-building than others.
The Conversation
A Feejee Mermaid on display in Colorado may shock and intrigue – but it’s no longer considered a ‘missing link’ on the evolutionary tree
All hoax – no science – the Feejee Mermaid startled American audiences that imagined it a real sea creature.
The Conversation
NASA’s Swift Observatory is about to burn up in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space
The Swift Observatory allowed astronomers to study events that happen quickly in the universe, such as stars exploding.
The Conversation
How space weather powers auroras in the sky and threatens power grids on the ground
When an aurora lights up the sky, electric currents can also flow through the ground beneath your feet.
The Conversation
Are schools a great equalizer? They help kids catch up, but wealthier children still pull ahead
By some measures, schools are a great equalizer for children coming from different backgrounds. But this isn’t the full story.
The Conversation
Short supplies of crucial equipment stymie changes to US electricity grid
Whether you want renewable energy, fossil fuel power plants, data centers or reduced storm vulnerability, it will require equipment that’s hard to make out of materials that are hard to get.
The Conversation
Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly
BBC News
Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly
BBC News
Everything you need to know from the US midterm elections
BBC News
Democrat El-Sayed wins Michigan to become first Muslim senator in US history
BBC News
How America voted in maps and charts
BBC News
Trump takes aim at Republicans but says Democrats did a 'good job'
BBC News
Celebrations and selfies: US midterms in pictures
BBC News
Tears, celebrations and selfies: US midterms in pictures
BBC News
Canada bars Russia & Belarus from junior tournament
BBC News
Watch: Key moments from the US midterm election results
BBC News
Republican Susan Collins loses seat to Democrat, ending nearly 30 years in the Senate
BBC News
‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump
Election Day turned into a massive rebuke of President Donald Trump: a blue wave not seen in 20 years that was built on transforming the economy and rising prices into a central line of attack.
The Conversation
James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
BBC News
James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
BBC News
Amy Acton projected to win Ohio governorship after bitter race with billionaire Ramaswamy
BBC News
Florida Republicans fend off Democrats as state elects first black governor
BBC News
What the Democratic takeover of the Senate means for Trump
BBC News
What the Democratic takeover of the Senate means for Trump
BBC News
How America voted in maps and charts
BBC News
Ecstatic scenes and historic moments: What's happened so far in the midterms
BBC News
Democrats in House poised to investigate the Trump Administration, taking up a long-standing power GOP-led Congress ignored for the past two years
Oversight has played an important role in American democracy. House Democrats – who are set to be the majority party in that chamber in 2027 – aim to use that power over the Trump administration.
The Conversation
Sarah Smith on Democrats flipping the House of Representatives
BBC News