Friday, April 17, 2026
In 2025, nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, making it the deadliest year on record in South and Southeast Asia, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
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By Ciara Breathnach, Professor of Irish Gender History, University College Cork
One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online. These nearly 3 million records will be of great significance to Ireland’s population, and a global diaspora of some 80 million claiming Irish ancestry.
As well as providing insight into socioeconomic circumstances following the establishment of Saorstát Éireann (the Irish Free State) in 1922, the 1926 census holds several keys to unravelling Ireland’s…
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By Anisah Bagasra, Associate Professor of Psychology, Kennesaw State University
Negative portrayals of Muslims shape public attitudes and lead to increased discrimination, often resulting in hate crimes and psychological harm.
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By Joshua Vadeboncoeur, Assistant Professor of Sport Management, Gardner-Webb University
State lawmakers are trying to shield tracks from nuisance lawsuits − but the larger threat may be rising land values and redevelopment pressures.
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By Tony Wood, Assistant Professor of History, Modern Latin America, University of Colorado Boulder
The interwar years in Latin America saw a remarkable flourishing of left-wing political thought aiming to challenge US dominance. That could offer lessons for today.
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By Ahmed Helal, Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
It would take hours to set up the perfect shot at the Texas Petawatt Laser facility. Once it fired, the beam released an incredible amount of energy.
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By Daniela R. P. Weiner, Teaching Assistant Professor of the First Year Experience and Humanities, Stevens Institute of Technology
West Germany’s educational reforms in the 1960s and ‘70s show that gaps in knowledge can sometimes create opportunity for rethinking educational methods.
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By Zelalem Bedaso, Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
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By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies
Robert Haswell, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Carleton University
Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military engagements. That’s nothing new.
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By Raawiyah Rifath, Lecturer in Law, University of Exeter
Diego Garcia Rodriguez, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leicester
Nicole Hoellerer, Research associate, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol
The Home Office is investigating after a BBC report found evidence of a “sham industry” of immigration advisers helping people fabricate asylum claims.
The advisers and lawyers allegedly promised quick routes to refugee status – sometimes for fees of thousands of pounds – by helping asylum seekers present themselves in ways they believed the Home Office would accept. These included false claims based on sexual orientation, atheism, political activism and domestic abuse allegations.
These…
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