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Number of conflicts between states reaches highest level since World War II

Number of conflicts between states reaches highest level since World War II Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor The number of conflicts between states continued to increase sharply in 2025 and has now reached the highest level since World War II. At the same time, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) at Uppsala University registered a record total number of armed conflicts. In 2025, the number of interstate conflicts doubled for the second year in a row, from two in...

Conflicts on rise globally, highest level since WWII, data shows

Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Sweden's Uppsala security research group.(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says

Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says Conflicts around the globe hit highest levels since World War II, new report says The new report by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program said the massacres in El Fasher pushed one-sided violence in Africa to its highest levels since the Rwandan genocide in 1994.

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Bridged or not? Scientists uncover a key step in hydrogenase assembly

June 1, 2026 dialog Bridged or not? Scientists uncover a key step in hydrogenase assembly Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor How does nature build one of the most sophisticated catalytic metal centers found in biology? An international team of researchers has now resolved a long-standing debate surrounding the assembly of the active site of [FeFe]-hydrogenases—enzymes that rank among nature's most efficient catalysts for hydrogen production and consumption.

'Conflict Trends': Civil wars, international fights hit high

'Conflict Trends': Civil wars, international fights hit high June 9, 2026There were 65 conflicts involving at least one state recorded worldwide last year, a new high since 1946, according to a study published Tuesday. The annual "Conflict Trends” report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) found that 2025 was also the third-deadliest year for conflict since the Cold War, with more deaths only in 1994 and 2021. "Usually I'm able to sort of squeeze something positive out of it, but...

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Dozens of mathematicians sign declaration against AI; say maths should remain a human endeavour

Dozens of mathematicians signed a declaration Tuesday calling for the discipline to resist beating the drum for artificial intelligence developers. The researchers warn that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. The rise of AI is forcing mathematics to rethink what makes their field reliable and valuable.

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Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics

Declaration text Leiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Preamble Technological developments have repeatedly transformed the practice of mathematics. Recent artificial intelligence technologies, including symbolic and neural methods for the generation and formalization of mathematics, may already have initiated a significant chapter in this long history. Among researchers, artificial intelligence has produced a wide range of reactions: enthusiasm for its potential to...