By Kate Perepezko, Research Scientist, Miami University
Pennsylvania’s proposed paid leave may not be enough for sandwich generation caregivers, who are raising children and supporting aging parents.
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By Paul L. Morgan, Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity, University at Albany, State University of New York
New research shows that for every 10 boys identified with autism, only about two girls in a comparable situation were identified.
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By Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
The Supreme Court created a test 40 years ago to root out racial bias in jury selection. Here, a death penalty scholar explains why it’s not working.
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By Thomas Lockwood, PhD Researcher in Politics, York St John University
Alia Middleton, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey
Karl Pike, Lecturer in British Politics/Public Policy, School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London
Tim Bale, Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
The 2026 elections are shaping up to be a seismic moment for politics in the UK. Across England’s local elections, Labour is facing up to a devastating result while Reform UK has picked up hundreds of seats from a standing start. Throughout the day as results come in from across England, Scotland and Wales, our panel is providing context, analysis and expert insights.
Big wins for Reform, but can it deliver?
Alia Middleton, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Surrey
Reform UK’s surge in areas such as Newcastle-under-Lyme…
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By Amnesty International
“In late 2019, I joined a group of 27 law students from the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu that came together to take climate change to the world’s highest court. We knew all too well the cost of the climate crisis to the region. We came from communities where a monthly king-tide means […] The post “For us, almost everything is at stake”: How students from the Pacific took the fight against climate change to the world’s top court appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Katryna Niva, Cassar Lab, Duke University
Alireza Merikhi, Cassar Lab, Duke University
Nicolas Cassar, Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
We replaced the stove with plywood, turning the kitchen of the dive boat into an impromptu research lab. Plugging in wires and connecting tubing, we assembled a scientific instrument within the cramped cabin.
Then we cast off into Halifax Harbour, Canada, surveying the turquoise waters for signs of an unusual test: could we use the ocean itself to remove carbon dioxide from the air?
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the most important driver of climate change, but it cannot be seen. Its…
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By Edward Forman, PhD Candidate, Climate Tipping Points, University of Southampton
Zoë Thomas, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of Southampton
From blood to mud: medical tech that once studied viruses and tumours now analyses ancient mud and ice to look for environmental changes.
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By Ben Mayfield, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
Directed by Orban Wallace, Our Land explores the countryside access debate in England and Wales through interviews, pastoral shots, lavish illustrations and a walk in the country where the sun always seems to shine.
One percent of landowners own 50% of English and Welsh land. But the right of open access to land by the public, or the “right to roam”, extends…
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By Laurie Parsons, Reader in Human Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London
Recognising the power and subjectivity of the lenses through which we observe and narrate the climate reveals new ways to make positive change.
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By Ali Rahman, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds
Phill Wheat, Professor of Transport Econometrics, University of Leeds
Road condition is the top issue for many voters in local elections – but simply filling potholes does not add life to roads.
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