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Editor's note
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In the latest of The Conversation’s regular series of in-depth examinations of important issues, we look at the true story of how Ebola emerged in Africa. It’s a story of cover-ups, incompetence and sceptical scientists. Derek Gatherer gives us Ebola’s real history – the one you won’t find in any medical textbooks.
Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot has been captured in breathtaking detail in new images taken a couple of days ago by NASA’s spacecraft Juno. Despite decades of planetary exploration, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot remains something of an enigma. Leigh Fletcher and Emma Bunce list six of its greatest mysteries and discuss whether Juno could help us solve them.
What does the British public really want from Brexit, now that negotiations are under way in earnest? A new survey published today finds that retaining access to the single market is more important to them than restricting freedom of movement. That means a Norway-style deal with the EU appears to be the most popular post-Brexit reality.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Top story
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Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA
Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University
Cold War, dictators and cover-ups – Ebola's secret history.
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Science + Technology
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Leigh Fletcher, University of Leicester; Emma Bunce, University of Leicester
Juno has flown closer to the solar system's most famous storm than any other spacecraft to take the most detailed images to date. They may help scientists reveal some of the spot's best-kept secrets.
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Markus Boeckle, University of Cambridge; Professor Nicky Clayton, University of Cambridge
New research provides early evidence of general intelligence in animals.
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Politics + Society
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Jonathan Grant, King's College London; Alexandra Pollitt, King's College London
A new survey suggests the British public are most in favour of a Norway-style deal with the EU.
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Sally Broughton Micova, University of East Anglia
This deal needs to be seen for what it is: a massive step towards dominance of the UK media which could influence public opinion and squeeze out competition.
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Felipe Krause, University of Cambridge
As a former president goes down for nine-and-a-half years, Brazil's judicial structures are weathering the political crisis well.
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Dara Mojtahedi, University of Huddersfield
Turns out eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable forms of evidence.
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Arts + Culture
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Helen Owton, The Open University
The teams and players to watch ahead of the tournament's kick-off on July 16.
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Tom van Laer, City, University of London
It's gritty and gripping in equal measure, but the swords and snowstorm narrative also answers a number of basic human needs.
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Elizabeth Pummell, Kingston University
Tennis is as much a mental battle as a physical one.
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Cities
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Anna Barker, University of Leeds
Local authorities have hit tough times, but there's still hope for the UK's parks.
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Health + Medicine
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Professor Paresh Wankhade, Edge Hill University
The UK's blue light services need to adapt and modernise or they will face their own emergency.
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Anita Milicic, University of Oxford; Samantha Vanderslott, University of Oxford; Sarah Loving
In the past year, 3,300 cases of measles were reported in Europe. Most of them were entirely preventable.
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Business + Economy
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Alice Stevenson, UCL
Sales of antiquities legally excavated are just as ethically problematic as those likely looted.
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Ana Isabel Domingos Canhoto, Brunel University London
Jawbone was one of the first companies to popularise wearable fitness bracelets. Others can learn from its failings.
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