By James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University
Most states have some sort of requirement for a minimum number of lockdown drills a year, but there is no set federal guidance.
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By Trudy Meehan, Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
When we argue with people we love, our brains briefly get ‘flooded’. A clinical psychologist explains what’s happening, and how to stop it.
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By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster
Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. These microscopic predators are found everywhere from soil and water to food and the human gut. Because they attack only specific bacteria, researchers are increasingly exploring them as tools for reducing harmful bacteria in humans and animals without disturbing helpful microbes.
That makes them especially interesting at a time of rising antimicrobial…
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By Rafeef Ziadah, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy (Emerging Economies), King's College London
Between 80 and 90% of Gaza’s people have been displaced. Much of the territory is in ruins. A viable future for its people is hard to imagine.
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By Sarah Elton, Assistant Professor, Eakin Chair in Critical Qualitative Health Research Methodology, University of Toronto
Aparna Raghu Menon, PhD Candidate in Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
High food prices are a systemic issue, and government should prioritize strengthening food system infrastructure rather than opening public grocery stores.
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By Reetika Revathy Subramanian, Senior Research Associate, Global Development, University of East Anglia
Long before climate science named the crisis, women across the world were registering these shifts in another language – through song.
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By Louis Volante, Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University
The bill is likely to create new challenges for public schools serving children and youth, as well as for university Faculties of Education aiming to prepare the next generations of teachers.
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By Emmanuelle Marceau, Professeure associée à l'École de santé publique, Université de Montréal
AI now makes it possible to communicate with the dead. But these digital avatars raise significant ethical questions about our relationship with mortality.
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By Thomas Clements, Lecturer, University of Reading
At the time of the dinosaurs, the oceans were teeming with life. Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators.
In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods – the animal group that includes squid, cuttlefish, octopuses, and their ancestors – are almost always portrayed as prey, often seen desperately swimming away from the jaws of a marine reptile to avoid becoming lunch.
However, a remarkable new fossil…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Spellman Bernard Smith, Jr., 78, center, stands in line with other voters at Rosemont Middle School in Norfolk, Virginia, on Election Day, November 8, 2016, to cast his vote. Smith, who has a felony conviction, recently had his voting rights restored and was able to cast a vote for president for the first time. © 2016 Bill Tiernan/The Virginian-Pilot via AP (New York) – Legislation advancing in Maryland and Alabama would expand voting rights for people with felony convictions, marking significant progress in the movement to expand voting rights for all,…
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