By Jose Eduardo Pachano, Investigador de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Navarra, Instituto BIOMA., Universidad de Navarra
Buildings are one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption. In 2025 they accounted for around 30% of total global energy demand, 70% of which came from residential buildings. But as cities grow and standards of comfort rise, many nations are faced with mounting housing and energy crises.
This is especially important in light of increasingly frequent extreme…
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By Olly Owen, Research Affiliate, Anthropology, University of Oxford
Zoe Brown, Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Biology., University of Oxford
The price of most chocolate bars has gone up worldwide in the past year, after cocoa bean prices rose dramatically in 2024.
As cocoa prices shot up, many farmers in tropical cocoa-producing countries including Nigeria saw profits rise.
With new cocoa farms opening up on the edges of the forested areas, trees…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Jack Adam MacLennan, Associate Professor of International Relations and National Security Studies and Graduate Program Director for National Security Studies, Park University
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
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By Jacquie Gahagan, Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dale Kirby, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mary Rita Holland, Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
Melanie M. Doucet, Research Assistant, Centre for Research on Children and Families; PhD candidate and Sessional Lecturer, School of Social Work, McGill University, McGill University
Canada remains one of the few high-income countries without a national oversight body focused on the well-being of children and youth.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
It’s day 26 of war in the Middle East. Ongoing strikes in Israel and Iran have included intensifying Israeli attacks against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, while some 2,000 US troops are reportedly about to mobilize to the region. Meanwhile, Iran has told the UN maritime agency that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to “non-hostile” ships not associated with the US and Israel. In Geneva, a rare urgent debate on the crisis is also getting under way at the Human Rights Council. Stay with us for live updates from across the UN system. UN News app users can follow coverage here.
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By Sangita Swechcha
Sangita Swechcha from Global Voices interviewed Indian literary agent Ambar Sahil Chatterjee at the 2026 London Book Fair and spoke with him about the role of literary agents and more.
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By Rebecca Dean, Research Fellow, Department of Biology, University of Oxford
Irem Sepil, Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford
Krish Sanghvi, PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, University of Oxford
New research suggests that the longer sperm are stored before ejaculation, the lower their quality – with implications for men trying to conceive and IVF treatment.
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By Daniella Watson, Research fellow, Imperial College London
Emma Lawrance, Lead Policy Fellow for Mental Health, Imperial College London
New research questions the “eco-anxiety” label and whether it really encompasses the complexity of the emotional, mental or physical distress young people feel over the planet’s woes.
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By Sean Semple, Professor Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling
Rachel O'Donnell, Associate Professor, University of Stirling
At 6am on a quiet Sunday morning 20 years ago today, Scotland became the first UK nation to ban smoking in enclosed public spaces. It was a landmark moment in public health policy, and new research shows just how much has changed since.
Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke has fallen by 96% in Scotland since the legislation came into force on March 26 2006. But our new…
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By Frédéric Sawicki, professeur de science politique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
What’s the upshot of France’s 2026 local elections? Did the vote put the two front-running parties RN and LFI in a stronger position for the Presidential race?
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