By Thulani P. Makhalanyane, Professor of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University
Ronelle Burger, Professor of Economics, Stellenbosch University
South Africa has a paradox when it comes to food availability. Its supermarkets are overflowing. But it continues to record high levels of stunted growth.
This seems to be a global problem. Data suggest that the world has produced more food in…
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By Samantha Dodson, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, University of Calgary
New research finds that people consistently describe women as detail-focused and men as visionary, a bias with measurable consequences for who gets promoted.
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By Lynsay Matthews, Lecturer in Public Health, University of the West of Scotland
Every month, between 3% and 8% of women and people assigned female at birth will experience debilitating emotional, cognitive and sometimes physical symptoms in the week or two before menstruation.
This condition, known as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), is a severe mood disorder that has a significant impact on life. It is also associated with increased risk of suicide.
The majority…
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By Simon Cork, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
Weight-loss injections, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, have transformed how we treat obesity. Around 1.6 million adults in Great Britain have used weight-loss drugs in the past year, with the vast majority of patients buying these drugs privately.
The issue with these weight-loss drugs is that, despite their success in shedding weight while patients are taking them, studies report significant weight regain when people come…
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By Amnesty International
Coordinated disinformation campaigns portraying government critics as “foreign agents” are silencing dissent and fueling intimidation and violence under Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. ‘Building up Imaginary Enemies’ reveals a growing pattern in which Indonesian authorities – including the military – deploy online disinformation to target journalists, activists, academics […] The post Indonesia: Military silences dissent with disinformation campaigns branding activists and journalists ‘foreign agents’ appeared…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Tommy Olsen. © 2021 Daniel Berg Fosseng/TV 2 (Athens, May 19, 2026) – The decision by a Norwegian appeals court on May 15, 2026, to block the extradition of a human rights defender, Tommy Olsen, to Greece is a victory for human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. A district court had initially approved the extradition request on March 16, but Olsen filed an appeal.The Hålogaland Court of Appeal unanimously recognized that the acts described by Greek authorities in its extradition request do not constitute criminal offenses under Norwegian…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Migrant workers at a construction site near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 3, 2024. © 2024 Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via AP Photo Leading UN human rights experts on issues of slavery, migration, and human trafficking worldwide have urged Saudi Arabia on April 29 to effectively abolish the kafala (sponsorship) system, an abusive system ties workers to their sponsors for their residency and work permits. Despite Saudi authorities’ Labor Reform Initiative in 2021 and the narrative Saudi leaders have cultivated around migrant worker welfare, experts have highlighted…
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By Janine Mendes-Franco
Protecting this rainforest was a matter of survival for Tobago, but setting the forest aside for conservation also left an indelible mark on global environmental history.
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By Alexandra Andhov, Chair in Law and Technology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Ian Murray, Associate Professor, Law School, The University of Western Australia
On Monday, a nine-member federal jury in Oakland, California took less than two hours to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman.
Crucially, the jury did not rule on the core claims of the case. These included whether OpenAI, the company behind the popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot…
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By Henry Obanya, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Toxicology,, University of Portsmouth
Alex Ford, Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Pfas), often called “forever chemicals”, are now found almost everywhere scientists look. They have been detected in rivers, oceans, wildlife, food and even human blood.
These synthetic chemicals have been used since the 1950s in products ranging from waterproof clothing and non-stick cookware to firefighting foams and food packaging. Their strength comes from their resistance to heat, grease and water. But that same durability means they barely break down once…
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