By Taiana Lucia Emmanuel Pereira, Postdoc Fellow, Chemistry, McMaster University
Solid-state batteries offer a promising new solution for electric vehicles, reducing the risks of spontaneous combustion when batteries are damaged or overheating.
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By Stephan Blum, Research Associate, Institute for Prehistory and Early History and Medieval Archaeology, University of Tübingen
Stefan Baumann, Professor, KU Leuven
Could ancient humans really have built the pyramids without extraterrestrial help? Or do such questions reveal more about modern anxieties than the past itself?
The idea that aliens assisted the builders of ancient monuments was promoted by the Swiss author Erich von Däniken in his bestselling book Chariot of the Gods – published in 1968. Von Däniken died in January 2026, but his vision of ancient astronauts still captivates millions.
The author had pointed to ancient structures such as…
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By Laura Boubert, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster
Sleeping together can synchronise heart rates and boost intimacy. But if a partner disrupts your sleep, separate beds may protect both health and relationship.
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By Marc Roscoe Loustau, Affiliated Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University
Relations between Hungary and Ukraine have deteriorated significantly over the past month. In early March, Hungarian authorities arrested seven Ukrainian bank workers who were transporting millions of US dollars worth of cash and gold through Hungary to Ukraine.
Hungary’s tax authority said they had been detained on suspicion of money laundering, which prompted a furious response from Ukraine. In a post on social media, Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha denounced…
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By Raul Zepeda Gil, Research Fellow in the War Studies Department, King's College London
The recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) who was commonly referred to by his alias “El Mencho”, has once again brought global attention to drug-related violence in Mexico. His death at the hands of the Mexican security forces triggered a wave of retaliatory violence that affected several states.
This situation will undoubtedly occur again. Under Donald Trump, the US government…
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By Alexandra R. Harrington, Visiting Scholar, McGill University Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
There is a gap in international law protections when dangerous toxins are released due to attacks on sites like fuel depots.
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By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
New Zealand generates more than 85% of its electricity from renewable sources, but transport remains almost entirely chained to imported oil.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Mali's Defense Minister Sadio Camara (left), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (center) and Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop in Moscow, February 28, 2024. © 2024 Maxim Shipenkov/AP Photo The United States government recently lifted sanctions on three senior Malian officials linked to Russia’s abusive Wagner Group who could be implicated in serious human rights violations. The decision signals disturbing disregard for atrocities in Mali’s armed conflict with Islamist armed groups. The three officials, Defense Minister Sadio Camara, and Chief…
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By Jon Bergdoll, Associate Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
Patrick Rooney, Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
These changes to how much Americans and US corporations give, if these projections prove accurate, would amount to about 1% of all donations made in 2024.
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By Holly Louise Parrott, PhD Candidate, access and participation in higher education, The Open University
Awareness of disability in higher education has improved. Disabled students’ access still depends on how reliably universities deliver support day to day.
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