By Kylee Rae Noel, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Entomology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sadie Jane Ryan, Professor of Medical Geography, University of Florida
A mosquito buzzing in your backyard may seem like a minor annoyance. But these tiny insects, with their taste for human blood, are increasingly appearing in areas where they were once rare or absent, and that’s raising concerns about the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile, Zika and dengue…
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By Tori Russell, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology
Maureen Ferran, Associate Professor of Biology, Rochester Institute of Technology
The beauty of physics at the cellular scale is part of what draws biomedical engineers and biologists like us to the field of mechanobiology: the study of how physical forces influence biology.
Physics holds relevance…
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By Sylvia Lu, Assistant Professor of Law, American University
As artificial intelligence technologies grow ever more powerful, so do the risks they pose and with them the urgency of regulating AI.
In July 2026, OpenAI’s advanced models hacked into AI company Hugging Face’s systems during internal cybersecurity evaluations by communicating through unauthorized channels and working around safeguards developers had imposed on the models. In January 2026, Google and Character.ai, which makes a role-playing AI chatbot, agreed to settle…
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By Andrés Henao, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease, University of Colorado Anschutz
When people prepare to see a doctor before an international trip, vaccines usually dominate the conversation.
And while vaccines are important, many of the health problems most likely to derail a trip cannot be prevented with a vaccine: Diarrhea, respiratory infections, motion sickness and flare-ups of existing medical conditions are all common – and none of them can be headed off with a shot.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between…
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By Simon Buechler, Assistant Professor of Finance, Miami University
Lyndsey Rolheiser, Professor of Urban and Real Estate Economics, York University, Canada
This employment boost took three to five years to show up, two researchers found after studying more than two decades of data.
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By Shannon Oltmann, Associate Dean of Information Sciences, Wayne State University
Kafi Kumasi, Professor of Information Sciences, Wayne State University
Fewer than 10% of Michigan public schools report having a school library staffed with a trained school librarian.
Although Michigan strongly recommends that schools employ certified librarians, the state does not require them. In the 2023–24 school year, the state ranked 46th…
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By Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University
The public is currently getting bombarded with warnings about AI, including about the possibility of machine intelligence causing human extinction. After nearly 40 years building AI systems, I find myself asking the same question: where is the evidence?
That is not because I think there are no serious threats. There are, and we should address them. My concern is with the jump from identifying potential risks to suggesting that the annihilation of human civilisation is a likely consequence of increasingly…
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the news that the New Cairo Misdemeanours court today convicted editor in chief Lina Attalah on charges of operating an unlicenced website, ordering the shutdown of prominent independent outlet Mada Masr and taking her into police custody pending payment of the maximum penalty of three million EGP fine (54,467 USD) Amnesty International’s Senior […] The post Egypt: Court order to shut down and fine Mada Masr a devastating blow to media freedom appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
A new bill before Sri Lanka’s parliament that grants the authorities sweeping arbitrary powers to tackle ‘organized crime’ and deny suspects’ human rights should be immediately withdrawn, Amnesty International said today. The Prevention of Organised Crimes bill, tabled in Sri Lanka’s parliament on 6 October, contains provisions that would make confessions extracted under duress admissible […] The post Sri Lanka: Outrageous organized crime bill granting authorities unchecked powers must be withdrawn appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Anthony Albanese reprised his well known mantra – that we must “turn the temperature down” – as politicians and the community generally struggled to come to grips with the alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines.
But as the days pass (though the shock remains), the temperature has risen in some unexpected ways, with increasing heat on the prime minister himself.
The most dramatic example was an outburst by crossbench senator Fatima Payman, who defected from Labor last term.
Albanese has used his discretion to refuse Payman the personal staff he’s accorded…
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