By Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
The key reason why the simple act of eating becomes so unappealing in the heat is because the body is working to avoid overheating.
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By Michelle McManus, Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, Director of the Institute for Children's Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University
Emma Ball, Senior research associate, Manchester Metropolitan University
The murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey, who was sexually abused and killed by his adoptive father Jamie Varley, has shocked and saddened people across the country.
As horrific details emerged during the trial, many people were left asking the same question: how can so many agencies know about a child and still not see what was happening?
Reports suggest that multiple organisations had contact with Preston during…
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By Nicholas Allen, Professor of Politics, Royal Holloway, University of London
Keir Starmer’s departure as prime minister will not automatically trigger a general election, despite a clamour from some opposition politicians. But voters do not need to be involved in the selection of his successor because of how the UK political system operates: the Labour party won a five-year mandate in July 2024. The main question right now is whether there will even be a contest within Labour to choose its new leader and the UK’s next prime minister.
The UK is a parliamentary democracy. Westminster…
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By Pedro Antonio De la Rosa Fernández-Pacheco, Researcher, Universidad de Navarra
Álvaro Villagrán Sánchez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra
Javier García-Manglano, Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Universidad de Navarra
Our personal life scripts are shaped, in part, by the narratives and behaviours we see in popular media. This influence is particularly pronounced during adolescence, a time when young people explore social roles and norms, and construct what will become their adult identity.
One key dimension of this formative period, which can be deeply affected by media and other mainstream entertainment, is what researchers call “sexual scripts”. These are the learned guidelines and expectations that, once internalised, inform…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Security members stand guard outside the State Security Court in Amman, Jordan, July 12, 2021. © 2021 Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua via Getty Images (Amman) – Jordanian authorities executed six men by hanging on June 21, 2026, its first mass execution since 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. All six cases, two involving terrorism-related charges and three involving drug trafficking, included acts of violence in which members of the police or security forces were killed.All six men were convicted following trials in Jordan’s State Security Court, a military institution…
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By Eloise Stevens, Host, The Conversation's Curious Kids podcast, The Conversation
Gemma Ware, Head of Audio, The Conversation UK, The Conversation
Volcanologist Martin Mangler explains how volcanic eruptions work to push lava into the air. Listen on the The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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By Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Manchester
Rebuilding social cohesion and democratic trust has become a key concern in British politics, amid increasing political polarisation, misinformation and declining trust in public institutions. Schools are often seen as part of the solution, helping children learn how to participate in civic life and live alongside others.
Yet children are rarely included in discussions about citizenship, political participation and rights. They…
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By Emma Vardy, Associate professor, Nottingham Trent University
Helen L Breadmore, Professor of Literacy and Psychology in Education, University of Birmingham
In a primary school classroom, a nine-year old reads aloud to the person next to them. When they stumble over a word, their partner encourages them to try again. Together they discuss what might happen next. But the child isn’t reading to an adult – a teaching assistant or volunteer. Instead, they are reading to a peer in their class. Later they’ll switch jobs, and help their partner out as they read.
What’s more, both children have been taught skills to help them support each other on their journey learning to read. This reading approach is called Peer Assisted Learning Strategies…
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By XN Iraki, Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
Kenya’s Gen Z-led protests of 2024 drew global headlines. For weeks, young people mobilised against proposed tax increases, the rising cost of living, unemployment, corruption and what they saw as an unresponsive political class. But what began as opposition to the 2024 Finance Bill quickly evolved into a broader challenge to the way the country was being governed.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Construction workers in Doha, Qatar, November 16, 2022. © 2022 ddp images via AP Photo (Beirut) – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are exposing migrant workers to yet another deadly summer without adequate occupational health and safety protections as temperatures soar to dangerous levels, Human Rights Watch said today. Migrant workers, particularly outdoor workers, are left to fend for themselves as they balance the pressures of extreme heat and physically taxing work, and relentless demands from their employers. The “heat [is] so intense that…
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