By Dr Nekisa Zakeri, Senior Clinical Lecturer & Consultant Hepatologist, Group Leader Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Liver cancer is one of the fastest rising causes of cancer-related deaths in the UK, and the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
More than 6,000 people die from liver cancer in the UK each year. Its major…
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By Joshua M. Pearce, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
In Canada, agrivoltaics could produce enough electricity to eliminate the need for fossil fuels on the grid entirely, using less than one per cent of the country’s agriculture land.
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By Clara Macarena Ponce Romero, Profesora del área de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Adults need to guide kids’ interactions with AI, and teach the difference between talking to a machine and a human.
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By Shaila Jamal, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Geography, University of Toronto
Language barriers create a hidden but serious form of mobility exclusion, and the burden of adapting should fall on transit systems, not riders.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The emperor's 66th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan, February 23, 2026. © 2026 Louise Delmotte/AP Photo Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), along with its coalition partner Japan Innovation Party and the opposition Democratic Party for the People, and Sanseito, jointly submitted a bill on June 16 that would criminalize “publicly damaging, removing, or defacing” Japan’s national flag in a “way or situation that evokes significant discomfort or disgust in people.”The bill proposes penalties of up to two years in prison or a maximum fine…
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By Tom Sykes, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Global Journalism, University of Portsmouth
I’ve been researching the myriad triggers of travel anxiety, inspired by my own experience of Generalised Anxiety Disorder. These are my favourite tips.
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By Fionagh Thomson, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy, Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University
A key current in the Atlantic may be slowing down. But changes deep below the waves don’t generate obvious visual narratives.
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By Simon Mabon, Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
The clock is ticking on the Iran peace deal. A memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US is due to be signed in Geneva on June 19, allowing for a 60-day ceasefire extension and the opening of the strategically vital waterway, the Strait of Hormuz. But key questions remain unresolved that could yet scupper the agreement.
For Washington and Tehran, the memorandum also includes Lebanon. Iran has made the signing of the deal contingent on an Israeli…
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By Bob Batchelor, Assistant Professor of Communication, Media, & Culture, Coastal Carolina University
Less than half of American workers feel that they clearly know what their employers expect from them. And many employees are too discouraged to do their best.
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By Nareman Amin, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Islam, Michigan State University
Leila Tarakji, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
As the US approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, two scholars revisit the rich legacy of American Muslims.
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