By Oyenike Balogun, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bentley University
In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.
The health consequences are not trivial. Over-the-counter skin lightening creams and pills have been linked to severe skin discoloration,…
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By Andrew McKechnie, Professor of Zoology and South African Research Chair-holder, University of Pretoria
Susan Cunningham, Lecturer, Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town
Humans are not the only species negatively affected by increasingly hot and humid conditions. Intense heatwaves sometimes kill large numbers of wild animals. Eastern Australia’s giant fruit bats, known as flying-foxes, provide possibly the most dramatic illustration. In late 2018, two days of extreme heat in the far north of Queensland wiped out one…
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By Petra Holden, Senior Researcher, University of Cape Town
Gina Ziervogel, Director of African Climate and Development Initiative, Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
Leigh Stadler, Research Associate at the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town
Climate risk assessments guide how much funding is available to support climate impacts and need to work out which women are worst affected.
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By Julia E. Marquez Arrico, Professora Lectora, Universitat de Barcelona
According to recent data from the Global Bipolar Cohort, only 29% of people with bipolar disorder are prescribed lithium. Despite being the “gold standard” for treating this mental health condition, we often prioritise perceptions over scientific reality, and neglect the best available treatment.
Lithium is not some complex molecule synthesised in a state-of-the-art laboratory. It is just an element, the third in the periodic table, and ever since the Australian psychiatrist John Cade discovered…
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By Narcisse Martial Yèdji, Sociologue politiste et enseignant-chercheur, University d'Abomey-Calavi de Bénin
Romuald Wadagni’s election is viewed by many as a continuation of a pre-existing political system, rather than a genuine change in leadership.
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By James K. Rowe, Associate Professor of Political Ecology, University of Victoria
While those around Donald Trump are trying to spin the latest alleged attempt on his life as more evidence of his super humanity, the U.S. president is looking more mortal by the day.
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By Emily Huddart, Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
Tony Silva, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia
Building broader support for climate action will require engaging people across political lines in ways that reduce, rather than heighten, partisan divisions.
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By Fernanda Canofre
A technical note by research center Internetlab points out that advances in synthetic image creators increase the risks of gender violence online and talks about platforms’ accountability
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By Stephen Brusatte, Chancellor's Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Edinburgh
The following is an edited extract from The Story of Birds: A New History From Their Dinosaur Origins To the Present
I will never forget my first dinosaur wing. I was a college student, on my first international expedition, preparing to venture into the mountains of Tibet in search of Jurassic dinosaurs.
Our team assembled in Beijing, and as we rushed through the galleries and storehouses of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, I stole a fleeting glance, from across the room. A skeleton of the little carnivore Microraptor, its…
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By Stephen Brusatte, Chancellor's Fellow in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Edinburgh
Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today.
Among them is the University of Edinburgh’s Professor Steve Brusatte, whose latest book, The Story of Birds, tells the whole fascinating story. We caught up with him recently to find out more.
Of all the great dinosaur subjects, why this story?
I’ve…
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