By Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University
Asteroids are some of the oldest objects in the Solar System: leftovers from the chaotic time when planets were assembling from dust and rock. They’re time capsules, preserving clues about what the early Solar System was like, and, ultimately, what the building blocks of planets are.
Knowing what an asteroid is made of also matters for very practical reasons. If an asteroid were ever on a collision course with Earth, its composition would affect how dangerous it is, how it breaks up in the atmosphere, and…
(Full Story)
|
By Kerry Howell, Professor of Deep Sea Ecology, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Robotic and autonomous underwater vehicles have collected vast quantities of footage from the deep sea, but most of it hasn’t been analysed.
(Full Story)
|
By Udisha Saklani, Lecturer, King's College London
When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth believes it should be local communities.
In a recent speech, the leader of the party that is currently heading the polls for the upcoming Welsh election said he would require renewable energy projects over 10 megawatts to offer communities 15%-to-25% ownership stakes, or other benefits.…
(Full Story)
|
By Amnesty International
The new Criminal Regulation recently endorsed by the Taliban leader will further entrench violence and discrimination against women, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis documenting its wide-ranging and regressive impact on human rights. The “Criminal Procedure Regulation of the Courts”, which lays out punishments and sentencing for a range of vague and overly […] The post Afghanistan: New criminal regulation targets women and minority groups with ever-harsher punishments appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
(Full Story)
|
By Adriana Hildenbrand
A collage-based artistic creation workshop revealed how a group of incarcerated women counter the dynamics and effects of imprisonment through individual reflection, creative practice, and the sustaining of collective bonds.
(Full Story)
|
By Eduardo Avila
The New Year brought an exciting announcement: the official launch of Wikipedia in Nawat, the result of several years of training and community-building across communities in El Salvador and beyond.
(Full Story)
|
By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Abortion rights protestors demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments are delivered in the case of Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Washington D.C., April 2. 2025. © 2025 Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images State restrictions on abortion, since the Supreme Court ruled in 2022 that the US constitution does not confer a right to abortion, are creating risks to pregnant people nationwide. Women are dying preventable deaths because abortion care is denied or delayed due to state restrictions.Thirteen states enforce complete abortion…
(Full Story)
|
By Eilidh Noyes, Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology, University of Leeds
Walter Scheirer, Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Professor of Engineering, University of Notre Dame
The BBC’s conspiracy thriller drama The Capture is back for a third season. The first two series had viewers hooked with a story that intertwined police investigations, facial recognition and deepfake AI technology.
As experts in facial recognition and AI, we’re separating the fact from the fiction ahead of the new season.
Fans of The Capture will be familiar with scenes of investigators using…
(Full Story)
|
By Belen Martinez, Research Fellow, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
Do you remember the last time you had to queue for a toilet? If several examples spring to mind, the chances are you were standing in the women’s line. Whether at theatres, airports, shopping centres or festivals, the pattern is the same: men breeze in and out with barely a wait, while women stand in line.
In most public buildings, toilet space is divided by floor area, giving men and women roughly equal space. While this might appear fair, research…
(Full Story)
|
By Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In October 2025, the Trump administration made a controversial proposal to nine major colleges and universities, including Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia. The administration offered them a deal: If they agreed to adopt certain policy changes, such as revising admissions and hiring practices, they would…
(Full Story)
|