By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
Why a shattered body and a racing mind so often arrive together at 2am – and what the science says can help.
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By Kieran Foster, Assistant Professor in Film and Screen Studies, University of Nottingham
The horror series Evil Dead, first brought to the screen in 1981 by director Sam Raimi, is in its healthiest state for decades. The 2023 film Evil Dead Rise was a financial success, and 2026 will prove to be a huge year for the franchise, with the release of new film Evil Dead Burn. The next film, Evil Dead Wrath, is already in post-production and due for release in 2028.
Yet like any successful franchise, Evil Dead has always been bigger than just films. It has appeared in a variety of media forms including…
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By Sharon Monteith, Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Cultural History, Nottingham Trent University
In the 1930s, the Lamb family buy the land on which they were enslaved but attempts to take it from them dog them across generations.
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By Zeinab Zoveidadianpour, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Juan José Alava, Adjunct professor, Simon Fraser University
Fibreglass is denser than seawater, and it sinks quickly and accumulates in sediments where many coastal organisms live and feed.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The ZANU PF headquarters in Harare a day after Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed Amendment Bill No. 3 into law, amending the Constitution, July 8, 2026. © 2026 Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on July 7 amending the constitution to extend presidential terms from five to seven years. The amendment, approved by parliament last month, also abolishes the election of the president by popular vote and establishes a parliamentary method for selecting the president.Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution…
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By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before synthetic fertilizer was invented.
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By Dannell D. Boatman, Assistant Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control, Researcher in Health Communication, West Virginia University
Science works at a much slower pace than social media, opening a large window for early findings to be taken at face value and misinformation to spread.
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By Christopher S. Tang, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
David Dobrzykowski, Bickerstaff Chair, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Auburn University
Nicolo Masorgo, Assistant Professor of Management, Miami University
Rather than chasing dollars, gig workers are micro-entrepreneurs who perform a strict ‘mental audit’ of every single task to see if it’s worth their time.
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By Christopher A. Lepczyk, Professor of Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Auburn University
Daniel Rubinoff, Professor of Entomology, University of Hawaii
Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Research Fellow, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University
A look at cats’ diets as reported by researchers over many years shows they eat a lot more than people might think.
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By Denva Gallant, Associate Professor of Art History, Rice University
Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.
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