By Renata Roma, Research Associate - Pawsitive Connections Lab, University of Saskatchewan
Co-sleeping with your pet produces a paradox: it feels beneficial — enhancing connection, comfort and emotional safety — but it objectively disturbs your sleep, and eventually you’re overall well-being.
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By Jean-Pierre Darnis, Full professor at the University of Côte d’Azur, director of the master’s programme in “France-Italy Relations”. Associate fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS, Paris) and adjunct professor at LUISS University (Rome), Université Côte d’Azur
Italy’s stance on the Middle East conflict reveals a tendency to tread cautiously to protect both its own and shared European interests while distancing itself from the United States.
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By Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster
The BBC’s royal charter is renewed once a decade to make sure the broadcaster keeps up to date with political and technological changes.
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By Mark Fielder, Professor of Medical Microbiology, Kingston University
A meningitis outbreak in Kent linked to a genetically unusual strain has raised urgent questions about why it is spreading among young people.
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By Yuan Pan, Lecturer in Digital Infrastructures & Sustainability, King's College London
Pixar’s new film Hoppers follows Mabel Tanaka, a young environmentalist who grew up exploring a forest glade with her grandmother. When the city of Beaverton’s mayor announces plans to demolish the glade for a new highway, Mabel’s attempts to stop him go nowhere. This is until she discovers a secret university lab.
Scientists in the lab have developed a technology that transfers human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals,…
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By Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Inderjeet Parmar, Professor in International Politics, City St George's, University of London
Donald Trump’s revival of a ‘roadmap’ to peace dismissed by Iran in 2025 suggests he is looking for a way out of an increasingly unwinnable war.
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By Rachel Williams, Reader in Human Resource Management, Cardiff University
What would you pay to ease the pain of a beloved pet? For pet owners, vet bills are likely to be one expense that’s tightly bound up with emotion. But it seems the market is not working as well as it should. A report into the UK’s veterinary sector has identified concerns about price transparency and the growing dominance of large corporate groups that own local vet practices.
In the lead-up to the report by regulator the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), much of the media coverage focused on rising veterinary…
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By Jose Eduardo Pachano, Investigador de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Navarra, Instituto BIOMA., Universidad de Navarra
Buildings are one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption. In 2025 they accounted for around 30% of total global energy demand, 70% of which came from residential buildings. But as cities grow and standards of comfort rise, many nations are faced with mounting housing and energy crises.
This is especially important in light of increasingly frequent extreme…
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By Olly Owen, Research Affiliate, Anthropology, University of Oxford
Zoe Brown, Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Biology., University of Oxford
The price of most chocolate bars has gone up worldwide in the past year, after cocoa bean prices rose dramatically in 2024.
As cocoa prices shot up, many farmers in tropical cocoa-producing countries including Nigeria saw profits rise.
With new cocoa farms opening up on the edges of the forested areas, trees…
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By James Horncastle, Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
Jack Adam MacLennan, Associate Professor of International Relations and National Security Studies and Graduate Program Director for National Security Studies, Park University
The Donald Trump administration has politicized intelligence on Iran and ignored various agencies in the lead-up to the war in Iran.
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