By Emma Elliott Smith, Research Associate in Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Torben Rick, Curator of North American Archaeology, Smithsonian Institution
Bones in archaeological sites, ancient rock art, paintings on frescos and vases, written historical records and ethnographic accounts all helped researchers recreate a deep history of people and tuna.
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By Shakiba Barghi, PhD Candidate in Publishing and Communications, The University of Melbourne
It’s called a doof, but it’s actually all about quiet reading. There are beanbags, some chairs and a few shared tables, where readers sit (or lie) down and read their separate books. Maybe some music playing in the background. Book Doof’s founder calls it a social experience. But can people reading their separate books alone, together, really be social?
Reading has long been a social activity. One…
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By Nicholas Grondin, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Tampa
Tropical storms rarely survive in the cool water off California, but waves from storms far to the south can still damaged coastal areas. And flooding rain can sweep in.
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By Stefania Masè, Associate professor of marketing and communication, IPAG Business School
Alisa Minina Jeunemaître, Associate Professor of Marketing, EM Lyon Business School
Jamie Smith, Professor of Marketing, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/EAESP)
There is a reason why algorithms make love at first swipe hard to come by. New research offers strategies for using dating apps wisely and breaking the “swipe cycle”.
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By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
The deal struck by Donald Trump with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on October 9 to allow Russia to sell millions of tonnes of diesel is a major departure from US policy and runs counter to Ukrainian and European interests. It also directly contradicts a law signed by the US president in September to authorise fresh US sanctions and tariffs on nations that import Russian oil and gas.
The timing of this deal was unfortunate. A senior Ukrainian and European delegation were in Miami for talks with Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. On the table were
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By Linda Calabrese, Senior Research Fellow in the International Economic Development Group, ODI Global
Jodie Keane, Senior Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group, ODI Global
China now makes more than seven in ten of the world’s electric cars. In 2024 it produced over 12 million, 1.25 million of which were exported, mainly to Europe.
The EU is worried about this – alarmed by cheap, state-subsidised Chinese vehicles flooding its market and threatening the 13 million jobs which depend on its own auto…
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By Maria Evandrou, Professor of Gerontology, University of Southampton
Athina Vlachantoni, Professor of Gerontology and Social Policy, University of Southampton
Jane Falkingham, Dean of the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has made the politically risky decision to adjust the pensions triple lock from April 2030.
Speaking at this year’s Labour Party Conference, he said: “Some may not realise it but older people with nothing more than the state pension, or only a little more, can find themselves paying care charges today from that small income. Under my plan, this will no longer happen.”
But what is the triple lock, and why was the announcement…
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By Negusse Tadesse Kitaba, Senior Research Fellow in Bioinformatics and Epigenetics, University of Southampton
Heather Zar, Professor & Chair, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town
John W Holloway, Associate Vice President (Interdisciplinary Research) and Professor of Allergy and Respiratory Genetics, University of Southampton
Most children who are infected with SARS-COV2, the virus that causes COVID, experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. But a small proportion develop severe illness which can sometimes even require hospital care.
The reason why only some children develop severe illness hasn’t been clear until now. But our latest study provides new insights into the immune responses associated with severe respiratory infections such…
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By Jeremy Howick, Professor and Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Excellence in Empathic Healthcare, University of Leicester
Poppy Russell’s death was preventable. Her parents’ campaign shows why listening to women and supporting empathy is essential to safer maternity care.
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By Kevin Hunt, Director of Doctoral Programmes in Art & Design and Senior Lecturer in Culture & Context, Nottingham Trent University
The AI doomsday news cycle plays on anxieties about the future. The media has tended to prioritise sensational takes on the risk at the expense of more thoughtful opinions by, for example, experts in the ethics of AI.
Alarmist fantasies of superintelligence – where artificial intelligence surpasses that of the most gifted human minds – are criticised for distracting from real concerns and threats. AI is energy hungry, environmentally damaging, and has prompted…
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