By Md S Hossain, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington
Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that’s only getting worse.
As a civil engineer,…
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By David Joffe, Associate Professor of Physics, Kennesaw State University
Dark matter doesn’t seem to interact with the matter we can see and touch, so scientists look for it in unusual places, like faraway galaxies and underground detectors.
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By Jared Bahir Browsh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Critical Sports Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Goobers and Whitman’s Sampler boxes of chocolates are just a few confectionary classics that were born in Philly.
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By Christine Ipsen, Professor in Technology Implementation, Technical University of Denmark
Maria Karanika-Murray, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Leicester
Input. Output. Targets met. Value created. Performance delivered. Strip work down to its essentials and for many people, this is what remains: a machine-like focus on producing, performing and optimising.
The system keeps moving – often with little concern for the human energy, attention and resilience required to keep it running. Over time, this can lead to stress, ill-health, disengagement and burnout. Almost half of employees worldwide say they’re currently burned…
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By Melissa Chim, Scholarly Communications Librarian, Excelsior University
Ahh, Valentine’s Day: the perfect moment to tell your sweetheart how much you love them with a thoughtful card.
But what about people in your life you don’t like so much? Why is there no Hallmark card telling them to get lost?
The Victorians had just the thing: a cruel and mocking version of the traditional Valentine’s Day card. Later coined “vinegar valentines” by 21st-century art collectors and dealers, such cards were usually referred to as mock…
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By Guy Franklin Midgley, Professor in Botany, Zoology and Ecology, Stellenbosch University
Pedro M.S. Monteiro, Head of Ocean Systems and Climate, Stellenbosch University
The climate fiction movie The Day After Tomorrow, released in 2004, popularised the devastating effects of sudden climate change on planet Earth. The plot dramatises the consequences of a shut-down in an ocean current, and features the Northern Hemisphere plunging, within a few weeks, into an ice age.
The lead character, palaeoclimatologist Jack Hall, uncovers the risk by analysing data revealed in deeply drilled polar ice cores. His warnings are ignored by the US vice-president, and climate chaos ensues.
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By Joanna Watterson, PhD Candidate in Urban Geography, University of Cambridge
South Africa’s electricity system is changing. After years of blackouts until 2024, the state-owned energy company Eskom is being unbundled into smaller companies, and the sector is increasingly open to private investment.
Households, businesses and municipalities are finding ways to rely less on the national grid and switch to renewable…
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By Deborah Levison, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Anna Bolgrien, Senior Research Scientist and Project Manager, Institute of Social Research and Data Innovation, University of Minnesota
Adults think we know what is best for children. We have responsibility for them – feeding them, clothing them, educating them, protecting them, loving them – but we also assume rights over them, and on their behalf. Adults make rules (including laws and policies) about what children can and cannot do. We expect children to behave according to our rules.
It’s also the case that when researchers are trying to better understand children’s needs and well-being, we usually do not ask the children themselves. Instead, we ask their parents…
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By Abena Kyere, Research Fellow, University of Ghana
There is a story in the Bible of a sick woman who held on to the cloak of Jesus amid an impenetrable crowd. She did get her healing, as Jesus immediately felt the loss of power from within himself. However, he did not rebuke the woman for his loss. Rather, he commended her for her determination to get healing by tapping into his power.
I am reminded of this story whenever I think about women and religion, specifically Christianity. Can the church as a body ever make room for women in Africa? Are the fathers…
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By Amnesty International
The upholding of the sentencing of Mali’s former prime minister Moussa Mara on appeal after his unjust conviction on baseless charges is an affront to justice, Amnesty International said today. Moussa Mara, leader of the opposition Yéléma party, was arrested on 1 August 2025. He was charged with ‘discrediting the state’, ‘inciting to disturb public […] The post Mali: Authorities must immediately quash unjust conviction and sentence of former prime minister Moussa Mara appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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