By Eric Van Rythoven, Instructor in Political Science, Carleton University
Looking at headlines around the world, it seemed like United States President Donald Trump’s annexation of Greenland was imminent. Buoyed by the success of his military operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Trump has ratcheted up his rhetoric and is now threatening tariffs on any nation that opposes him.
Adding insult…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Malian tanker trucks drive at the entrance of Boundiali, northern Côte d'Ivoire, on the way to Yamoussoukro and Abidjan to load oil, October 30, 2025. © 2025 Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Truck drivers in Niger now face a stark choice: risk your life or lose your livelihood.On January 6, Niger’s transport minister issued a decree punishing at least 34 fuel transport operators and long-haul truck drivers who refused to deliver fuel to neighboring Mali. Since September 2025, an Al Qaeda-linked armed group, known as Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin…
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By Maxime Aubert, Professor of Archaeological Science, Griffith University
Adam Brumm, Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University
Adhi Oktaviana, Research Centre of Archeometry, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)
Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Professor in Geochronology and Geochemistry, Southern Cross University
When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia dramatically reshapes this picture.
Our research, published today in the journal Nature, reveals people living in what is now eastern Indonesia were producing rock art significantly earlier than previously demonstrated.
These artists were not only among the world’s first image-makers,…
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By Joshua Gonzales, PhD Student in Management at the Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
New research reveals that when we outsource the effort of finding the right words, we strip our relationships of their value.
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By Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
People have become used to living with AI fairly quickly. ChatGPT is barely three years old, but has changed the way many of us communicate or deal with large amounts of information.
It has also led to serious concerns about jobs. For if machines become better than people at reading complex legal texts, or translating languages, or presenting arguments, won’t those old fashioned human employees become irrelevant? Surely mass unemployment is on the horizon?
Yet, when we look at the big numbers…
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By Prachi Agarwal, Research Fellow in International Trade Policy, ODI Global
Jodie Keane, Senior Research Fellow, International Economic Development Group, ODI Global
Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Researcher at the Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration at Sussex (CARIS), University of Sussex
The use of tariffs to try to rebalance trade has been a central plank of Trump 2.0 economic policy. But has it worked?
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By Gerard Dooly, Assistant Professor in Engineering, University of Limerick
Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part of the coastline, including bottles, fragments of fishing gear and food packaging.
According to the UN, every year 19-23 million tonnes of plastic lands up in lakes, rivers and seas, and it has a huge impact on ecosystems, creating pollution and damaging animal habitats.
Community groups…
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By Roberta Blake, Professor of Animal Performance Science, Anglia Ruskin University
Humans have long believed horses can “smell fear”. Nervous riders are often told to “relax, or the horse will feel it”. Until recently, though, there was little scientific evidence to show whether this was anything more than folklore.
A new study has found that this belief is no myth. Its results show that horses can detect chemical signals linked to human emotions, and that these signals can influence their behaviour and physiology.
Previous research has pointed to
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By Paty Paliokosta, Associate Professor of Special and Inclusive Education, Kingston University
A campaign – backed by celebrities including actress Sally Phillips and broadcaster Chris Packham as well as MPs – is calling on the government not to scrap or reduce education, health and care plans (EHCPs).
These provide legally binding extra support for children with special educational needs. There are fears that this will be a change…
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By Mark Shanahan, Associate Professor of Political Engagement, University of Surrey
The speeches delivered by the Canadian prime minister and the US president presented a stark contrast in style and substance.
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