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Editor's note
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It was one of the most spectacular discoveries in the history of humankind: an ancient species of three-foot-tall hominins, who once lived on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. But that’s not the end of the story, says Alice Roberts. New research now suggests that their ancestors could have been pioneers of the first “human” migration out of Africa.
The events of the past few years have got everyone wondering: can you really trust political polls these days? And with a snap UK election just around the corner, it’s a more pressing matter than ever. Matthew Wyman looks into whether the whopping lead currently attributed to the Conservatives is actually too good to be true.
Much progress has been made against malaria. Global incidence and mortality rates have fallen and the world’s first vaccine will be introduced next year. All good news on World Malaria Day. But some countries still bear the brunt, and resistance to frontline drug artemisinin is spreading. Georgina Humphreys and Magatte Ndiaye explain how real-time genetic analysis
can provide vital surveillance. You can also follow The Conversation Africa’s coverage, and here are six myths about
malaria and the mosquito debunked.
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Matt Warren
Executive Editor
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Top story
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Alice Roberts with the ‘hobbit’.
Alice Roberts, University of Birmingham
New research on Indonesian fossils reveals clues to an ancient expansion out of Africa.
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Science + Technology
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Georgina Humphreys, University of Oxford; Magatte Ndiaye, Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Genetic analysis is getting cheaper and can provide real-time surveillance of drug resistance.
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Maureen Coetzee, University of the Witwatersrand; Basil Brooke, University of the Witwatersrand; Lizette Koekemoer, University of the Witwatersrand
Malaria in South Africa is close to being eliminated but to complicate matters scientists have identified a second mosquito transmitting the disease.
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Tabitha Mwangi, Pwani University
There are lots of tall tales about mosquitoes and how malaria is transmitted. Here are sturdy facts on the disease.
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Raphael Velt, University of Nottingham
Simply copying Snapchat might not be enough to keep the biggest social network relevant.
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Nathan Case, Lancaster University
Scientists still don't know what caused the mysterious phenomenon 'Steve'.
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Health + Medicine
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Samantha Vanderslott, University of Oxford
European countries are among the most sceptical of vaccinations – so how do they stay on top of the problem?
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Environment + Energy
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Christine Cole, Nottingham Trent University; Alex Gnanapragasam, Nottingham Trent University
Time for a little more make do and mend.
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Jon Major, University of Liverpool
Scientists investigating an underwater mountain have found lots of tellurium, a mineral used in some solar panels.
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Politics + Society
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Matthew Wyman, Keele University
They were way off in 2015 and for the forthcoming election in June it's worth knowing why.
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Arnaud Mercier, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
The first round of the presidential election has left French citizens and politicians divided – and the top candidates' four-way split doesn't favour governance of the country.
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Ariane Bogain, Northumbria University, Newcastle
With just 6% of the vote, the French socialist party of outgoing president François Hollande came a distant fifth in the French election.
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Ryan Brading, SOAS, University of London
Fed up with an increasingly authoritarian government, Venezuelans are taking to the streets – where they are met with violence.
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Sossie Kasbarian, Lancaster University
Wherever past atrocities are denied, truth must be spoken to power.
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Business + Economy
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Robert Mochrie, Heriot-Watt University
South African economist is one of leading voices questioning the way we relate everything to a single statistic.
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Panicos O. Demetriades, University of Leicester
The prospect of a Marine Le Pen victory has financial markets spooked. For good reason.
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