By Rachel M Stein, Post Doctoral Fellow, Université de Sherbrooke
Adrian M Shrader, Professor of Mammalian Behavioural Ecology, University of Pretoria
Black rhinos are notoriously aggressive, not just to humans, but also to their fellow black rhinos. Aggression is so prevalent that injuries sustained after fighting with another black rhino are a common cause of death. Because of this aggression and their solitary nature, black rhino social behaviour has been largely unexplored. Yet it may be key to conservation of this critically endangered African icon.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, there were an estimated 6,788…
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By Tomasz Michalik, Assistant Professor, University of Szczecin
Sudanese and western visitors were invited to look at the same paintings. The differences in how they viewed them are striking.
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By Aled Ll Jones, Head of School & Reader in Welsh & Medieval Literature, Bangor University
An archaeological discovery in the Preseli hills has renewed interest in Macsen Wledig, whose story connects Roman history with Welsh folklore.
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By Roman Pavlyuchenko, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath
James Gunn’s departure from DC Studios marks another dramatic turn for a troubled franchise. Can new leadership finally bring DC the success it deserves?
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By James Dyke, Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
The UK government has just appointed Madeleine Alessandri as the world’s first special representative for climate security.
Prime minister Andy Burnham announced the new role in his speech at the UN climate summit, Cop31, in Turkey. This, he said, would be part of “a new era of British leadership on climate”. He also cited climate as “a national security issue” – a sign that Burnham considers this environmental crisis a significant risk to the country’s social stability and economy.
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By Kristoffer Bayer, PhD candidate, Department of Philosophy and History of Ideas, Aarhus University
Across Europe, parts of the radical right are increasingly trying to fuse ethnicity and culture into a new definition of national belonging.
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By Joan Chang, Senior Lecturer, Research, Division of Molecular and Cellular Function, University of Manchester
Collagen is being added to everything from coffee to skincare. A scientist explains what happens when it enters your body and whether it really works.
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By Benjamin Smith, PhD Candidate in Theoretical Particle Physics, University of Glasgow
The behaviour of every atom, and so all of biology and chemistry as we know them, depends on the mass of the electron.
Electrons are one of the fundamental particles (the very smallest building blocks of nature) that make up the atom. They orbit the atom’s central nucleus, which is made up of proton and neutron particles. The mass of the electron is very small, contributing little to the mass of the atom, but it…
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By Matthias Kowasch, Professor, Sorbonne Université
Simon Batterbury, Professor, Environmental Studies & Convenor, Melbourne Climate Futures Academy, The University of Melbourne
Two researchers explore the parallels between how the police handle mass protest rallies and maintain public order in France and its overseas territories during peak periods of civil unrest.
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By Emily Chiang, Research Associate, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
Entertainer and children’s author David Walliams is alleged to have used his fame to approach teenage girls, in some cases reportedly initiating sexual contact with them. Walliams has denied the allegations, but the claims raise some familiar tropes about grooming: why did she go, why didn’t she say no, why didn’t she tell anyone?
After a legal battle, ITV News and The Guardian have now…
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