By Stacey Pope, Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
It’s one of the clearest things about me. I’m black and white … I think I cried for a month when we lost the FA Cup Final in 1974. I was only ten and it was near my birthday as well. I was absolutely gutted. [Jo, Newcastle fan since the 1970s]
Sexism in football, according to a recent BBC report is “a problem that isn’t going away”. When working on my book…
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By Alastair Bonnett, Professor of Geography, Newcastle University
Speculative and futuristic visions of environmental calamity are being imagined globally through environmental fiction. Eco-dystopian novels can help people process their fears or mourn the loss of a more stable climate.
My forthcoming book, Nature’s Return, shows that while anti-environmentalism is gaining traction in the west, the diversity and urgency of environmental visions from across Africa and Asia are coming into view.
Here are my favourite examples from China and Taiwan, Nigeria and India.
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By Snigdhodeb Dutta, PhD Student, Department of Biology, Concordia University
Scientists know more about climate change than ever before. So why isn’t the world moving faster to address it?
That was the question at the heart of a round table I recently moderated at Concordia University, and the answers were more practical and more urgent than many in the room expected.
The session, entitled “Communicating Climate Research to Policy and the Public,” took place on March 10 and featured Concordia professor Damon…
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By Salima Kerai, Research Fellow, Centre for Global Child Health, The Hospital for Sick Children; Adjunct Faculty, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Big Tech is facing a ‘Big Tobacco’ moment. To regulate social media effectively, we need to understand the teenage brain.
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By Esra Ari, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mount Royal University
Bronwyn Bragg, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Environment, University of Lethbridge
Like other initiatives by Danielle Smith’s Alberta government, the scapegoating of immigrants follows a far-right playbook that has been effective in other places.
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By Gordon Osinski, Professor in Earth and Planetary Science, Western University
A planetary geologist and member of NASA’s First Artemis Lunar Surface Science Team witnesses the launch of the Artemis II moon rocket.
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Thursday, April 2nd 2026
Deadly new strikes reported across the Middle East overnight and Thursday rattled energy markets and pushed crude oil prices up to $107 in early trading. Hopes dwindled of a quick end to the conflict as President Trump spoke of another "two to three weeks" of attacks, alongside "ongoing" discussions with Tehran. Civilians across the region continue to suffer misery and displacement. The UN chief told reporters at UN Headquarters the conflict ‘is already being felt everywhere,” and “the spiral of destruction must stop”. Follow live coverage from the Security Council here. App users can follow coverage…
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By Amnesty International
A new investigation by Amnesty International shows that a dozen casinos in Cambodia are directly linked to scamming compounds where torture, forced labour, child labour and human trafficking have taken place. Analysis of official licensing documents issued by Cambodia’s Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC) shows that casino owners are in direct control of buildings and […] The post Cambodia: Casinos get state approval despite links to human rights abuse at scamming compounds appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the civil complaint filed before France’s War Crimes Unit by French-Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) regarding a November 2024 Israeli military attack on a civilian building in central Beirut which killed seven civilians, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Heba Morayef said: Amnesty’s research into the attack found no evidence of a military target in the vicinity at the time of the attack and concluded the strike should […] The post Lebanon: Civil complaint in France a rare…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to Angolan authorities’ continued detention of Serrote Oliviera, also known as General Nila, the leader of the National Union for Total Revolution of Angola (UNTRA), Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa’s regional office Tigere Chagutah said;. “250 days since General Nila’s shooting and subsequent arrest and detention, Angolan authorities have failed […] The post Angola: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained activist General Nila appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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