By Irini Mavrou, Associate professor, Universidad Nebrija; UCL
Lucía Martín Pérez, PhD Student, Universidad Nebrija
When people apologise, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and moral norms, and their relationship with others. These things all differ widely between cultural contexts.
Speaking in a foreign language may directly influence the emotions – such as guilt and shame – that we feel when we apologise. However, apologies are an especially complex type of communication, and are shaped by much more than just the words we use.
Even within a particular culture, people apologise in different ways in different…
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By Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Glaciology and Earth Observation, University of Bristol
Glacier melt is partly responsible for the disaster along the border with Tibet and Nepal. An expert explains why this is a growing issue for the world.
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By Erica D. Henn, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Temple University
Gamers face eye strain, repetitive-use conditions, back problems and even blood clots. Lessons from music, dance and car racing can help prevent and treat these injuries.
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By Matthew Facciani, Research Scientist, Yale University
Aleeza Gerstein, Assistant Professor in Microbiology and Statistics, University of Manitoba
Kristi Heather Kenyon, Associate Professor of Human Rights, University of Winnipeg
S. Michelle Driedger, Professor of College of Community and Global Health, University of Manitoba
Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
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By Ella Siegrist, PhD Candidate in Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
In January 2026, during Operation Country Roads, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement detained roughly 600 immigrants across West Virginia.
Many of those arrested were held in the state’s already overpopulated jail system, which until this spring…
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By Jennifer Janofsky, Professor of Public History, Rowan University
Wade Catts, Adjunct Professor of History, Rowan University
A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.
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By Amy J. Mathers, Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology, University of Virginia
For some illnesses, shorter courses of antibiotics work just as well as longer ones, but researchers are still working out the ideal timescales for many infections – and it may not line up with when you feel better.
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By Simon Bowmaker, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Economics, New York University
Paul Wachtel, Emeritus Professor of Economics, New York University
The Federal Reserve is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago, which has prompted calls for a reset in how it answers to Congress and the public.
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By Amy Grubb, Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Gloucestershire
More than 50 years on, Stockholm syndrome still isn’t a real diagnosis – and some researchers want the term retired for good.
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By Jenny Lawler, School of Biotechnology and DCU Water Institute, Dublin City University
Irish whiskey is one of Ireland’s great export success stories. Exports were worth over €930 million in 2025, with the country’s much-loved spirit being sold all over the world.
Even amid difficult international trading conditions, with concerns around tariffs for export to the US, exports to the EU have grown by more…
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