By Richard Lindsay, Head of Environmental and Conservation Research, Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London
Wildfires that have swept across Britain’s upland moors and lowland heaths in unprecedented tinder-dry conditions have left behind expanses of smoking, blackened vegetation.
Once the smoke has cleared, what is recovery going to look like? How long before the first green shoots of recovery will emerge?
Remarkably, the answer to the latter question may be “days” rather than weeks, months or decades. That’s because both heaths and moors contain several distinct habitats, each of which responds differently to fire.
Dry lowland heaths are dominated by heather, a…
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By Xue Zhang, Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State
Jonathan Wright, Assistant Research Professor of Health and Human Development, Penn State
New Penn State research on nearly 200,000 Pennsylvania teens finds everyday bonds with family, school and community may help prevent youth suicide.
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By Kathryn H. Jacobsen, Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
Measles is making a comeback around the world. In places with low vaccination rates, a few cases can quickly become an epidemic.
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By Abigail Boggs, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Education Studies, Wesleyan University
The Trump administration is revising a visa rule for international students that in part determines how long, and under what conditions, they can stay in the country. The change sounds technical. Its effects are not.
Beginning Sept. 15, 2026, most students entering the U.S. on F-1 and J-1 visas – meaning visas…
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By Kim S. Bernard, Professor of Biological Oceanography, Oregon State University
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
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By Billy J. Stratton, Professor of English and Literary Arts, University of Denver
Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other people and authentically express itself.
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By Linda M. Boland, Professor of Biology, University of Richmond
Protein powders and protein-fortified versions of all manner of foods line grocery store shelves. But just because something has added protein doesn’t necessarily make it better.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in Paris, France wave Chadian flags during a rally calling for the release of Succès Masra, May 31, 2025. © 2025 Umit Donmez / Anadolu via AFP (New York) – The Chadian authorities should vacate or set aside the conviction of Succès Masra, the former Chadian prime minister and main opposition leader, Human Rights Watch said today. Masra was released from prison on August 15, 2026, after receiving a presidential pardon.His pardon and those of eight other political opponents led to their release from prison. However, their convictions for conduct that…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The suggestion follows the Israeli Defense Force’s decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza.
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By Jonathan Este, Senior International Affairs Editor, Associate Editor, The Conversation
Volodymyr Zelensky is fighting a war on several fronts. Russia is ramping up its missile attacks with almost nightly bombardment of Ukrainian cities. A blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is choking its grain exports with a devastating effect on its agricultural economy.
Now, just this week, the Ukrainian president has had to sack a senior aide over allegations of money laundering. It’s a particularly bitter blow for a man who ran for office as an anti-graft candidate. If that weren’t enough, Mikhailo Federov, the popular defence minister he sacked just weeks ago, has demanded Zelensky…
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