By Narmin Nahidi, Assistant Professor in Finance, University of Exeter
New Orleans could be surrounded by sea water in a matter of decades according to new research. The study says the US city has reached a “point of no return”, and that rising temperatures and sea levels mean the process of relocating residents should start immediately.
For the city’s 360,000 residents, the financial effects of climate change will probably arrive before the water itself. Long before streets become permanently…
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By Beth Timmins, Lecturer in Anthropology, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford
As war threatens to erase everyday life in Ukraine, artists have turned to puppetry, one of the oldest forms of storytelling. Light enough to travel, intimate enough to gather a crowd and able to capture the attention of children, puppet shows have become resilient tools of resistance, support and relief for the people of a country at war.
Contemporary Ukrainian puppetry is part of a long tradition, from the 16th-century travelling folk theatre known as vertep, to the establishment of theatres in Kyiv and Odesa…
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By Kerry Brown, Professor of Chinese Politics; Director, Lau China Institute, King's College London
While the Trump-Xi summit led to few tangible returns, the two leaders did not clash and agreed to continue talking.
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By Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Principle Investigator, Reproductive Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Group, Karolinska Institutet
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, will now be used to describe the condition that affects around one in eight women.
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By Sonia Suter, Professor of Law, George Washington University
Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
The court’s decision sends the mifepristone case back to a lower court, which has signaled that it will continue its challenge to the legality of mailing the abortion pill.
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By Alex Dittrich, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Nottingham Trent University
Ahead of world bee day on May 20, the author looks at how other animals rely on bees for food and shelter and even transport.
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By Marie-Elisabeth Lei Pihl, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen
‘It dawned on me that I felt lonely’: how my research into friendship gave me a new perspective on my social life.
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By Andrés Jonathan Guízar Dena, Researcher and PhD student | BIM Modeler and Building Energy Design and Management Specialist, Universidad de Navarra
Europe is once again eyeing international energy markets with unease. The war in Ukraine, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the extreme volatility of gas prices are all stark reminders of a painful truth: the continent’s energy security is still at the mercy of external factors.
The standard response to energy crises is to hunt for new suppliers, bolster reserves,…
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By Ben Worthy, Lecturer in Politics, Birkbeck, University of London
Mark Bennister, Visiting Reader, Queen Mary University of London
The failure of many of the UK’s recent prime ministers, who have passed through Downing Street in quick succession, seems easy to explain. Theresa May couldn’t do what she promised and didn’t “get Brexit done”. Boris Johnson broke his own rules, and the law. Liz Truss failed through sheer incompetence.
But Keir Starmer won an election by a landslide and led his party to victory after 14 years out of power. So why is he looking at a probable leadership challenge after less than two years in office?
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By Amnesty International
Reflections from a trans community organizer in Beirut When I was a little girl, I took a certain mischievous pleasure in getting under my father’s skin during the men’s World Cup. While we watched the matches together, I would deliberately cheer for Germany, the arch-rival of his beloved Brazil, just to provoke him. With every […] The post “Family, football and the World Cup should make space for everyone” appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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