By Richard Hylton, Lecturer in Contemporary Art, SOAS, University of London
Donald Rodney’s art (1961-98) has been familiar to me for many years. But only rarely has it been possible to experience, at close quarters, anything approximating the sheer range and depth of his practice. In his first retrospective exhibition in over a decade and a half, Rodney’s remarkable work is given the platform it deserves.
Spanning painting, drawing, oil pastels, photography, sculptural assemblages, installation and computer-generated art, Donald…
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By Megan Quail, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Goats have outperformed sheep and alpacas in a series of cognitive tests, suggesting they’re the sharpest minds in the barnyard.
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By Allen Haddrell, Senior Research Associate, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
Henry Oswin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
We’ve long known that environmental factors – from humidity and temperature to trace chemical vapours – can influence how pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi, behave once released into the air. These tiny droplets of respiratory fluid, or aerosols, carry viruses and bacteria and can float for minutes or even hours. But while we’ve been busy focusing on physical distancing and surface cleaning, a quieter factor may have been playing a much bigger role in airborne disease transmission all along: carbon dioxide (CO₂).
During the pandemic, we studied what happens…
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By Heather Kennedy Curtin, Specialist Physiotherapist in Gait Analysis, Trinity College Dublin
Mobility assistance dogs don’t just help children with walking – they also help improve overall quality of life for the children and their families.
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By Sudarno Sumarto, Visiting Professor at the Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
Jan Priebe, Team leader 'Health Economics', Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
A study of about 1 million girls in Indonesia suggests government programs can be effective in reducing the number of child brides.
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By David Weinberg, Professor of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
Ashley Ross, Research Assistant Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University
Klaus Honscheid, Professor of Physics, The Ohio State University
Paul Martini, Professor of Astronomy and Physics, The Ohio State University
Scientists have conflicting theories on why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. New measurements from a massive collaboration complicate these ideas.
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By Marlene L. Daut, Professor of French and African American Studies, Yale University
After being exploited for decades by France, Haiti ended up forking over huge sums of money to its former colonizer. Now, the Caribbean nation’s calls for restitution are becoming harder to ignore.
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By Erik Johnson, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Stetson University
Matthew deTar, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Culture, Ohio University
The length of Booker’s speech grabbed headlines, but the senator’s media strategy helped sustain attention afterward while disrupting Trump’s public spotlight.
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By Sara Pezeshk, Postdoctoral Fellow in Architecture, Florida International University
Shahin Vassigh, Professor of Architecture, Florida International University
Morningside Park, a beloved neighborhood park in Miami with sweeping views of Biscayne Bay, will soon pilot an innovative approach to coastal resilience.
BIOCAP tiles, a 3D-printed modular system designed to support marine life and reduce wave impact…
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By Reed Frederick Noss, Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida
In an old-growth longleaf pine savanna, the absurdly long pine needles sing in the wind. Once considered forests, these landscapes in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain are open-canopied and sunny, more grassland than forest, with underbrush kept clear by frequent fires.
Longleaf pines – their needles can be up to 18 inches long – are among the longest-lived trees in eastern North America, surpassing…
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