By Rachel Woods, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Lincoln
You will likely have heard of probiotics. These are live microorganisms that, when consumed in sufficient amounts, can benefit health. They occur naturally in foods such as yoghurt, kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut and are also sold as supplements.
You may also know that for these probiotics to thrive, they need to be fed. That food comes in the form of prebiotics, which are non-digestible fibres found in everyday foods such as…
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By Mahsa Ghaffari, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Portsmouth
Iran’s young population is educated and connected to the world: even state violence cannot deny their freedom in the long run.
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By Nicola Baresi, Lecturer in Orbital Mechanics, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey
Huw Morgan, Reader in Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Lucie Green, Professor of Physics, UCL
When a solar storm strikes Earth, it can disrupt technology that’s vital for our daily lives. Solar storms occur when magnetic fields and electrically charged particles collide with the Earth’s magnetic field. This type of event falls into the category known as “space weather”.
The Earth is currently experiencing one of the most intense solar storms of the past two decades, reminding us…
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By Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova, Research Affiliate, CEU Democracy Institute, Central European University
In January 2023, the German parliament formally recognised Yazidi genocide. Yet, the recognition remains largely symbolic and has no influence on asylum decisions.
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By Kelsey Norman, Fellow for the Middle East, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Nicholas R. Micinski, Assistant Professor of Human Rights and Cultural Relations, American University
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Friday, January 23, 2026
The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of migrants in the United States, warning that current immigration enforcement practices are undermining due process, family unity and basic human dignity.
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By Gabriela Mesones Rojo
As Venezuelan authorities claim a mass release of political prisoners, families wait outside detention centers without answers, or guarantees. Behind the government’s discourse of reconciliation, uncertainty and fear persist.
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By John E. Jones III, President, Dickinson College
Since the republic’s beginning, it has been uncontested law that to invade someone’s home, the government needs a warrant reviewed and signed by a judicial officer. ICE is turning that law on its head.
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By Nick Whittaker, Tutor of International Relations, University of Sussex
Having thus far taken a highly cautious line with the capricious Donald Trump, Keir Starmer broke with the US president this week over the latter’s desire to acquire Greenland.
With the dust settling on Trump’s address…
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By Karl Matikonis, Assistant Professor in Accountancy and Taxation, University College Dublin
When Scotland’s finance secretary, Shona Robison, delivered the Scottish budget for 2026-27 on January 13, she framed it as a budget for families that would ease pressure on household finances. Coming only a few months before the Scottish parliamentary elections in May, this budget is especially significant.
On income tax, the message from the Scottish National Party-led government was clear. Hitting out at recent UK national budgets, Robison argued, correctly, that freezing income tax thresholds means that more…
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