By Meridith LaVelle, Research Fellow in Political Science, University of Mannheim
Mary Lind, Ph.D. Candidate, Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime is the first international treaty aimed at combating criminal acts committed online and at supporting victims of those crimes. At the initial signing ceremony on Oct. 25, 2025, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said the convention was “a promise that fundamental human rights…
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By Gary Griggs, Distinguished Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz
The destructive 1982-83 El Niño, then the strongest on record, eroded cliffs, leaving homes hanging precariously over the edges. A coastal scientist explains the escalating risks.
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By Kenneth Greene, Professor of Government, The University of Texas at Austin
Politics is about the distribution of power and money. So it comes as little surprise that many politicians campaign on the material benefits that citizens can expect if those candidates win.
President Donald Trump has been no different in this respect. He has promised voters, among other things, a “DOGE dividend” using money saved by cutting federal jobs, rebates from tariff revenues, and a…
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By Anat Lior, Assistant Professor of Law, Drexel University
An anonymous tip arrived on PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a website run by the Philadelphia Police Department, on July 18, 2026.
“I may have information regarding this case,” it stated, and claimed the writer had seen someone matching the suspect’s description near the scene of a crime.
The tip was false. The page described no suspect, and the informer was, in fact, Claude Haiku 4.5, an AI model made by San Francisco-based Anthropic.
The tip was flagged as spam and never reached detectives. Anthropic found it in late September while reviewing its own test records.…
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By Amnesty International
Abu Suleiman is the Head of the Local Council from Zanuta, a village in the South Hebron Hills in the southern occupied West Bank. He, along with all 250 Zanuta residents, has been forcibly displaced from the village for three years as a result of Israel’s ethnic cleansing campaign targeting Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities […] The post “Zanuta Never leaves my thoughts”: Abu Suleiman’s story of displacement and struggle appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sarah Hellewell, Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
Transverse myelitis is a neurological condition caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. Here’s how it affects those with the condition.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Governor-General Sam Mostyn has appealed to Australians to “learn or relearn to exercise our muscle of decency” in the wake of Monday’s horrific attack on Helen Haines.
Mostyn appeared late Wednesday at Melbourne’s Alfred Hospital with Haines’ husband Phil, at his invitation. He revealed that earlier in the day, Haines’ second leg had been amputated.
Haines remains in a critical but stable condition, after Brendan Nugent allegedly drove his Toyota Landcruiser at her when she was standing by the boot of her car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta. She was pinned…
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By Raya Muttarak, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University
Federica Querin, Assistant Professor, Demography and Social Policy, Università di Bologna
Sophia Noel, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Sciences Po
Fewer babies are born nine to ten months after hot spells in France and Italy, and some missing births may never be made up, two new studies find.
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By Karl Matikonis, Assistant Professor in Taxation, University College Dublin
Hafez Abdo, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Nottingham
The UK government has just approved the Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, clearing the way for production to begin as early as this winter.
Jackdaw, around 150 miles east of Aberdeen, could account for roughly 6.5% of UK North Sea gas…
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By Wesley Malcorps, Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Richard Newton, Lecturer in Aquaculture, University of Stirling
Umair Choksy, Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Stirling
Small fish such as sardinella are an affordable source of protein and essential nutrients for millions of people across West Africa.
Some of these fish are increasingly exported or processed into fishmeal and fish oil for aquaculture feeds used in high-income…
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