By Eric Lob, Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations, Florida International University
A two-year blockade imposed on Iran by Britain gave way to a coup and leadership change. But seven decades later, circumstances are very different.
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By Don Grant, Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
A new study compared power plants’ carbon emissions and found government-owned plants’ emissions were much higher and less responsive to climate policies.
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By Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Computational Data Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Preetinder Kaur, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Guelph
Pushpinder Gill, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University
Shoppers often greet the closure of a Walmart with dismay, while competitors find cause to celebrate.
Among critics of the big-box behemoth, a long-held assumption is that once a Walmart disappears, shoppers seeking groceries, household goods, meals and services will flow to businesses down the road.
But what if the economic downside…
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By Hinckley Jones-Sanpei, Public Policy Researcher, University of Denver
Democrats, set to take over Congress with robust majorities, will face at least one expensive obstacle to their policy agenda: a national debt that now equals the size of the U.S. economy.
Clocking in at US$32 trillion, this debt-to-GDP ratio of 100% would likely raise alarms for other countries. But it attracted relatively little attention in an election season dominated…
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By Lusanda Ncisana, Lecturer, University of Limpopo
Michael Mbongiseni Buthelezi, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education Studies, University of Limpopo
Hungry learners struggle to concentrate, take part in lessons and attend school. A rural South African study shows why nutrition must be a priority for education.
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By Nicole Robiro, PhD Candidate in Economics at the Chair of Development Economics, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Agricultural cycles structure much of rural economic life in developing economies, where smallholder farming remains a primary source of employment and income. Smallholder farmers typically live on the edge of subsistence, often experiencing fluctuations in income, liquidity and labour demand over the agricultural year.
In Kenya, farmers have tended to complain about low commodity prices, delayed payments, land disputes, competition from cheaper imports, and inadequate infrastructure. This is particularly the case in…
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By Taneshka Kruger, UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
Tiaan de Jager, Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
Scientific advances have strengthened the ability to prevent, detect, understand and anticipate malaria transmission. Yet their full potential hasn’t been realised.
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By James Jackson, Lecturer and Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester
Since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham has set out a relatively ambitious political agenda. He has outlined plans for a national care service, a “Great British Grid” and suggested a rethink of the UK’s relationship with the European Union.
But one big omission of Burnham’s agenda is climate policy. Amid the proposals that put clear water between him and his predecessor Keir Starmer, Burnham’s climate agenda remains unknown.
The prime minister has reiterated his intention to reach
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By Timothy Hearn, Lecturer, University of Cambridge; Anglia Ruskin University
Hormones and nutrients carry signals about time of day to babies before birth. New research is exploring what happens when these rhythms are disrupted.
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By Katie Edwards, Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation
Dan Baumgardt, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
From collagen coffee to skincare derived from salmon sperm, Strange Health investigates whether expensive treatments and supplements can really improve our skin.
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