By John A. Lucey, Professor of Food Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cheese is a relatively simple food. It’s made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the cheesemaking process, which can determine whether the cheese turns out soft and gooey like mozzarella or hard and fragrant like Parmesan.
In fact, humans have been making cheese for about 10,000 years. Roman soldiers were given cheese as…
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By Matthew Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
With Sen. JD Vance named Donald Trump’s running mate, commentators are dusting off Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” to explain America’s political moment.
Eight years ago, Vance was a Never-Trumper, comparing Trumpism to “cultural heroin” in an op-ed for The Atlantic. Yet Vance’s book about growing up in a struggling city in southwestern Ohio became…
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By Simon Weigmann, Associated Scientist, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change
The Madagascar Ridge, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, is a remote, elevated area of seabed south of Madagascar. In 2016, my colleagues and I discovered a new cartilaginous fish species in its deep waters; a catshark that we named Bach’s catshark (Bythaelurus bachi) after German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. (In 2017 we discovered another new deep-water catshark that’s very similar to B. bachi but from the northwestern Indian Ocean off Somalia. We named it Bythaelurus…
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By Andrew Payne, Lecturer in Foreign Policy and Security, City, University of London
Kamala Harris has been more vocally critical of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. This might work to her advantage in November.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Anti-quota protestors and police are engaging in a clash in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2024. © 2024 Anik Rahman/NurPhoto via AP Photo (Beirut) – Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained, convicted, and sentenced to long prison terms 57 Bangladeshi protesters following a rapid trial based on their participation in peaceful demonstrations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Human Rights Watch said today. The sentences, ranging from 10 years to life in prison, followed abusively fast judicial proceedings that raise serious concerns about fairness and due…
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By Shahida Yakub
China controls over 75 percent of Tajikistan’s output of gold, which, on the one hand generates significant money for the Tajik government, but also harms local citizens and the ecosystem.
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By Mark Humphery-Jenner, Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
What happens in the government bond market might seem far-removed from everyday life, but it’s important to understand how it can affect us all.
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By Adrino Mazenda, Senior Researcher, Associate Professor Economic Management Sciences, University of Pretoria
Food insecurity is a feature of life for millions of South Africans. Food insecurity refers to a lack of regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for average growth and development and an active and healthy life. This may be due to unavailability of food or a lack of resources to buy it.
The extent of this was recently mapped by the Human Sciences Research Council. For example, in Gauteng province, South Africa’s economic powerhouse, 51%…
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By Anne de Bortoli, Chercheuse en carboneutralité et durabilité des transports et infrastructures au CIRAIG (Polytechnique Montréal), chercheuse associée au laboratoire Ville Mobilité Transport (ENPC), École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)
Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have made big and bold green promises. Are they up to the heavy carbon lifting?
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By Iryna Skubii, Mykola Zerov Fellow in Ukrainian Studies, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
Ukrainians have rallied behind the heartwarming stories of refugee cats and dogs, as well as animals ‘soldiers’ on the frontlines.
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