By Claudine van Hensbergen, Associate Professor, Eighteenth-Century English Literature, Northumbria University, Newcastle
In 60 minutes of high drama, a storm becomes both metaphor and agent, weaving all the narrative threads into the fabric of the second season’s part two.
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By Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh
A 1960 paper predicted population growth would end the world on November 13, 2026. Five lessons from a failed doomsday forecast for today’s scientists.
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By Freya Bayne, Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Science, University of East London
Ice baths have become one of the most popular recovery strategies in sport. They are used by elite athletes and recreational gym-goers to reduce soreness and recuperate more quickly after exercising.
It has often been claimed that ice baths help to reduce pain and repair the muscle damage that intense exercise can cause. Yet when we look at the evidence, it isn’t clear that ice baths really are the best way to recover post exercise.
In a recent…
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By Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
The 2026 US midterms set a record for campaign spending in a congressional election. According to OpenSecrets, a Washington-based non-profit organisation that tracks and publishes data on US campaign financing and lobbying, the Democratic and Republican parties are estimated to have spent nearly US$12 billion (£8.9 billion) between them.
Both parties spend more in total on campaigning in presidential election…
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By Amnesty International
“These young people today… they don’t protest like they used to…” They call us the “generación de cristal” or the “Glass Generation”. They say we are fragile, but here we are protesting and resilient – because when glass breaks it cuts. To many on the outside it may have looked like the Spanish housing protests […] The post From Maricarmen’s eviction to the general strike: how Spain’s youth are defying the housing crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Activists demonstrate against agribusiness, the commercialization of food production and for climate justice on the first day of the COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference on November 9, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. © 2026 Chris McGrath/Getty Images The Netherlands’ commitment at the United Nations climate change conference (COP31) today that it will invest up to half a billion dollars in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is a major step towards protecting the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems and the rights and livelihoods of millions of people who depend on them. When…
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By Ademola Oluborode Jegede, Professor of Law, the SARChi Chair in Climate Change and the Rule of Law, and the Director of the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples' Rights, University of Venda
Matilda Adedoyin Chukwuemeka, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and Peoples’ Rights, University of Venda
As COP31 approaches, South Africa must enforce its climate laws, reduce coal dependence and protect workers and communities who rely on coal to survive.
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By Vincent Charles, Professor of AI for Business and Management Science, Queen's University Belfast
Tatiana Gherman, Associate Professor of AI for Business and Strategy, University of Northampton
Imagine opening a supermarket in the morning to find the freezer aisle dripping, the floor wet, and thousands of euros’ worth of food ruined.
That is what happened in France overnight on 11-12 October 2026, when hackers remotely manipulated refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets. Temperatures reportedly reached 50°C, spoiling food worth millions of euros.
The attacks spread. In early November, similar incidents affected supermarkets…
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By Robert Dover, Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull
A large portion of intelligence work is focused on collecting information your competitor or adversary does not want you to have. But another key focus of intelligence is on compromising key individuals.
This involves damaging reputations or putting people in a position where they might disclose sensitive information. To achieve that, intelligence agencies have often used the suggestion, promise or reality of sex.
The reemergence of interest in “sexpionage”…
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By Gulshanara (Rumy) Begum, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition & Exercise Science, University of Westminster
Wearable monitors can make normal changes look alarming. For people without diabetes, the benefits of flattening every rise remain uncertain.
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