By Mariecia Fraser, Reader in Upland Agroecology, Aberystwyth University
The UK government has issued a denial after mounting speculation that 90% of Dartmoor hill ponies were to be culled.
Speculation started over confusion around current grazing policy. So why have these animals been dragged into a political storm?
Britain’s semi-wild…
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By Halima Akhter, Researcher of Caesarean Births in Bangladesh, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
Official NHS maternity statistics show that caesareans accounted for 45% of deliveries in English NHS hospitals in 2024-25. More recent monthly NHS maternity data reported that 27% of deliveries under NHS maternity services in January 2026 were emergency caesareans.
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By James Brouner, Senior Lecturer in Sport Analysis, Kingston University
A sports injury can feel like a single setback: a twisted ankle, a strained calf or a sore knee. But for many people, the real problem starts when they try to come back too soon – only to end up with a second injury.
Secondary injuries happen for a simple reason. After an injury, the body often changes the way it moves. This is a normal protective response. If one area hurts, feels weak or isn’t working properly, the…
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By Andrew Ibi, Programme Leader BA Fashion: Design & Communication, School of Art and Creative Industries, Liverpool John Moores University
Osaka is part of a tradition of Black women using style not as decoration but as a way of asserting identity, heritage and agency.
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By Jonas Nordin, Professor of Book and Library History, Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University
In 1768, towards the end of the period of Swedish history known as Frihetstiden, the Age of Liberty, King Adolf Frederick threatened to abdicate unless an extraordinary session of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, was immediately convened. The immediate issue concerned a new financial plan, but the king hoped that the parliamentary session would also lead to constitutional changes to strengthen his power.
The 16-member strong Council of the Realm, over which the king presided, was given three…
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By Alicia Sanz Royo, Investigadora postdoctoral en Arqueología prehistórica, University of Aberdeen
Camille Daujeard, Archéozoologue, chargée de Recherche, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
Juan Marín Hernando, Prehistoria, Evolución Humana, Zooarqueología, Tafonomía, UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
The RINO project was born from the discovery of unusual marks on rhinoceros teeth recovered from the prehistoric Payre site in France’s Rhône Valley. The study of fossil rhinoceros teeth from this Middle Palaeolithic site, dating to around 250,000–130,000 years ago, provides unprecedented evidence that Neanderthals used them as
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By Anne-Marie Day, Criminology Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
Elizabeth A Faulkner, Senior Lecturer in Law
At ten years old, some children may still struggle to tie their shoelaces or use a knife and fork properly. Yet under the law of England and Wales, a child of this age is old enough to be held criminally responsible for their actions. This is the age at which, in the eyes of the justice system, childhood effectively ends. But there could soon be a chance to bring this law into line with that of other comparable nations.
The current age of criminal responsibility sits in stark contrast with other legal protections…
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By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University
When the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered a strike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on June 14, Donald Trump was not amused. Fearing that the attack threatened an agreement with Iran on ending the war between the two countries, the US president lashed out. Netanyahu, he said, has “no fucking judgment”.
He was not the first US president to be moved to curse words by the Israeli leader.
When Bill Clinton first met Netanyahu in the summer of 1996, Netanyahu lectured…
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By Guy Guppy, Lecturer in Performance Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Kingston University
Cutting out sugar entirely might seem virtuous but new research in mice suggests it could harm your gut in ways that don’t show up on the scales.
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By Hope Steadman, PhD Candidate in Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Citizens are taking water testing into their own hands as sewage spills in rivers and on beaches increasingly get reported.
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