By Dmitri Kalashnikov, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of California, Merced
Cong Yin, Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate and Hydrology, University of California, Merced
Madhulika Gurazada, Ph.D. Student in Management of Complex Systems, University of California, Merced
Mukesh Kumar, Postdoctoral Researcher in Wildfires and Complex Systems, University of California, Merced
Heat waves do more than dry out vegetation that can easily burn. They also play a role in lightning strikes, particularly dry lightning.
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By Amnesty International
Ahead of an upcoming hearing on 19 June during which the Tunis appeals court will re-examine the conviction of Saadia Mosbah, a prominent Tunisian Black human rights defender, and five of her colleagues from the anti-racist organization Mnemty, based on unfounded financial criminal charges stemming from their human rights work, Amnesty International’s North Africa researcher Safia Rayan said: “The initial verdict issued on 19 March against Saadia Mosbah and other Mnemty staff and collaborators, among them four who now risk imminent arrest, is shocking and profoundly unjust. It is another appalling…
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By Alma-Pierre Bonnet, Senior Lecturer in British Studies, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
With Keir Starmer, the 5th British prime minister in ten years now sitting in an ejector seat, the nation is dreaming of a “new Churchill”, but is this the ideal role model for Britain’s current predicament?
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By Adam Kenneth Dubé, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Faculty of Education, McGill University
Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.
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By Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Beryl Nyatuga Machoka, Researcher, African Population and Health Research Center
Caroline W. Kabiru, Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
Transactional sex, defined as the exchange of sex for money, food, or favours, is common among young people in Africa. Studies have reported that about 10% of those aged 15-24 have engaged in this exchange in South Africa, 23% in Nigeria and 25%…
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By Mark Volmink, Postdoctoral fellow, University of the Western Cape
As food and living costs rise, rooftop solar and rainwater harvesting could help low income South African households save money and buy more food.
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By Alyssa Morley, Assistant professor, Michigan State University
Nelson Masanche Nkhoma, Researcher, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Rachel Silver, Associate professor, York University, Canada
Over a year has passed since the Donald Trump administration dismantled USAID, cutting more than 5,000 programmes and slashing US$40 billion in funding worldwide.
The cuts have reduced access to HIV treatment, driven up severe malnutrition among children, and resulted in an estimated 700,000…
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By John Driscoll, Adjunct Professor, University of British Columbia
Edward Gregr, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
From sea lettuce adorning tidal pools and bull kelp left in windrows at the high tide line to towering underwater forests of giant kelp providing refuge and food for countless species, British Columbia’s seaweeds are both ubiquitously prominent along shorelines as well as hidden from sight in the deep.
With iconic species like salmon, whales and bears dominating popular attention and imagination, B.C.’s seaweeds are often easy to overlook. Now, however, the province’s suitability for growing seaweed is attracting attention at a time when seaweed…
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By Amy Hughes, Research Fellow and Trial Manager for the iKids Study, Sheffield Hallam University
Liane Beretta de Azevedo, Professor in Public Health and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University
In Toy Story 5, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang are up against a new challenge: Bonnie’s tablet. Even Rex the toy dinosaur is worried about going extinct again.
The storyline reflects a broader shift in childhood. Traditional toys increasingly share space with digital devices as part of children’s everyday play experiences.
There is substantial evidence showing a decline in traditional free play and an increase…
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By Irene Reppa, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Swansea University
To the designer Susan Kare, designing icons was about solving ‘the little puzzle of making an image fit a metaphor’. Forty years later, that challenge remains.
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