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Why so many Iranians plan not to vote this month – podcast

Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Gemma Ware, The Conversation In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, ahead of Iran’s presidential elections later this month, we look at why so many Iranians are planning not to vote. And why light pollution is ruining the romantic mood for fireflies – and how you can help. Iranians are about to get the chance …

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Arctic Ocean: climate change is flooding the remote north with light – and new species

A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) Jørgen Berge, University of Tromsø; Carlos Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; Dorte Krause-Jensen, Aarhus University; Karen Filbee-Dexter, Université Laval; Kimberly Howland, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), and Philippe Archambault, Université Laval At just over 14 million square kilometres, the Arctic Ocean …

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