By Amy Bennett, Research Fellow in the School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Ecologists thought the largest trees would be most vulnerable to drought. The reality is more complex, with some forest giants unexpectedly resilient.
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By Hannah Campbell, Lecturer in Applied Human Physiology | Researcher Female Health in Sports, Exercise & Physical Activity | Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, University of Leeds
Walking is having a wellness makeover on social media. The latest trend, “lymphatic walking”, involves swinging your arms more, maintaining an upright posture and taking deeper breaths while you walk. These actions are said to help move lymph around the body. Its followers claim it can reduce bloating and improve circulation, support immune function, and even help “flush toxins” from the body.
There is some science behind the idea. Our muscles already help move lymph every time they contract and relax.…
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By Edmund Kelly, PhD candidate, Department Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
Nigel Farage is the latest in a long line of politicians to face questions about his financial affairs. Despite this, the Reform UK leader comfortably avoided a binning by his constituents in the Clacton byelection – albeit in the absence of the main parties.
This is perhaps unsurprising. The allegations against Farage include the claim (currently subject to a parliamentary standards investigation), that he should…
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By Natasha R. Hodgson, Director of the Centre for History Heritage and Memory Studies; Associate Professor in History, Nottingham Trent University
The women of the Bayeux tapestry tell a story as compelling and important as the main depiction of the battle.
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By Alex Brown, Associate Professor of Medieval History, Durham University
Europe was plunged into darkness and suffered from intense crop failures and famines in the years AD536 and AD1258, after massive volcanic eruptions.
When many people think of volcanic eruptions, they envisage deadly lava flows and suffocating ash fall. The fate of the inhabitants of Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year AD79 still resonates today. Yet, volcanic…
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By Edward Rhys Jones, DPhil Candidate in Area Studies, University of Oxford
Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship travel from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in eastern China to Felixstowe in the UK in 20 days.
This will not have gone unnoticed in the west. While the Iran war has not halted shipping traffic through the Suez Canal, it has sharply elevated risks around the Red Sea,…
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By Erika Sanchez-Velazquez, Deputy Head of School, Computing and Information Science, Anglia Ruskin University
For parents, keeping children safe is not only instinctive but a priority. We babyproof the house, we check the car seat twice, we wake up in the middle of the night at the smallest sound.
As technology has evolved, it also offered a promise to help parents watch over our kids even when we are not in the same room as them.
Throughout the different stages of kids’ lives, parents now rely on different technology to help keep kids safe. This tech now includes trackers, location-sharing apps and…
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By Kate Guthrie, Senior Lecturer in Music, University of Bristol
Classical music lovers might think they’re different from pop music stans but letters show their love and devotion run just as deep.
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By Nils Mallock, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, XCEPT (Centre for Statecraft and National Security), King's College London; London School of Economics and Political Science
What started with the death of young woman in a traffic accident has escalated into a general protest about a lack of accountability for the powerful.
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By Michael Wahman, Professor, Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Lindsay Favero, PhD Student, Michigan State University
Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years.
Malawi and Botswana saw opposition victories. In
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