By Ryan M. Katz-Rosene, Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, with Cross-Appointment to Geography, Environment and Geomatics, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
James Jackson, Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.
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By Leslie Lenkowsky, Professor Emeritus of Public affairs and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
HIs achievements as a philanthropist are not widely known today because he did not create a grantmaking foundation that outlasted him.
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By Laurence Grondin-Robillard, Professeure associée à l'École des médias et doctorante en communication, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Like many other countries, Canada wants to restrict young people’s access to social media. Can Bill C-34 achieve its intended goals?
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.
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By Chloe James, Professor of Microbiology, University of Salford
Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology, University of Leicester
Artificial intelligence has designed viruses that can infect bacteria and reproduce – a first that shows AI is beginning to do more than analyse the genetic code of living things. It can write new versions of it, too.
The viruses in question are bacteriophages, or phages – viruses that infect bacteria rather than people, animals or plants. Researchers used AI to design hundreds of new versions of a well-studied phage, then built the viruses from scratch in the laboratory.
Of 285 AI-designed…
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By Daniel Jolley, Associate Professor in Social Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham
Laura Blackie, Associate Professor of Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham
New research shows experiences of adversity are linked with stronger perceptions of injustice – and a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy theories.
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By Jamie Medhurst, Professor of Film and Media, Aberystwyth University
What we watch on television, hear on the radio and see on our screens is shaped by decisions that are still largely made in Westminster. That includes the rules governing broadcasters, how public service media are funded and regulated and how the UK’s nations and regions are represented.
In Wales, there is now a growing argument that those decisions shouldn’t be made without Wales having a much stronger say.
Following Plaid Cymru’s victory…
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By Tim Forssman, Senior Lecturer, University of Mpumalanga
What is the past? It may seem a simple question to answer, but it is more complex than we might think at first. As science, politics, technologies and ways of thinking change, so does our understanding of what went before.
Tim Forssman is an archaeologist who has conducted research in South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Mozambique. He recently completed a book about…
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By Nathalie Rothschild, Director, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Concordia University
Early French immersion programs, designed for students who don’t speak French as a first language, are offered in every province and territory in Canada, except Nunavut..
The starting point, anywhere from pre-kindergarten to Grade 2, may vary between regions. Programs highlight the importance of oral language development, particularly in the first few years.
I…
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By Ed Armston-Sheret, Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton were comrades on their first Antarctic adventure but the expedition would sow the seeds of future rivalry.
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