By Chloe Casey, Lecturer in Nutrition and Behaviour, Bournemouth University
Beer could come with a “surprising health benefit”, according to a new report from the BBC. This must be pleasing news for beer drinkers everywhere. But what did the new study the BBC report was based on actually say? And does it stand up to scrutiny?
The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, set out to assess the vitamin B6 content of alcohol-free and full-strength beers. Vitamin B6 is an essential nutrient…
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By Simona Palladino, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, Liverpool Hope University
More than 800 men, branded ‘enemy aliens’ were killed when cruise ship bound for Canada was torpedoed by a Nazi U-Boat.
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By Farooq Sher, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Energy Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
The strain is emerging from a mismatch between how energy systems were built and the conditions under which they now operate.
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By Simon D. Angus, Professor, Department of Economics & SoDa Laboratories, Monash Business School, Monash University
The statistical arc of human endeavour in the marathon keeps bending upwards. There is still much to be inspired by.
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By Dylan O'Driscoll, Professor in Peace and Conflict, Coventry University
Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa
Joel Busher, Professor of Political Sociology, Coventry University
Sheila Ronoh, PhD Researcher, Coventry University
Wilson Ndenyele, Lecturer in natural resources governance, Technical University of Mombasa
Climate change and its associated impacts can worsen security challenges, including those associated with violent extremism.
This is particularly the case in areas that are both vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and characterised by social and political instability.
In north-eastern Kenya, for instance, droughts, flooding and livelihood destruction are unfolding alongside, and worsening, activity…
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By Ana M. Camelo Vega, Senior Economics and Finance Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, Columbia University
Africa’s clean energy funding would work much better if projects could borrow on fairer terms, and have longer to pay back loans.
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By Nicolas Bellouin, Professor of Climate Processes, University of Reading
Research suggests there may be ways to reduce the climate impact of flights by addressing the white trails they leave behind.
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By Justin Morey, Senior Lecturer in Music Production, Leeds Beckett University
International Dawn Chorus Day (May 3 for 2026) is a great time to hear the UK’s birds at their most vocal. While we can enjoy the variety and beauty of birdsong, for the birds themselves it serves more practical purposes – to attract a mate and establish and defend a breeding territory.
Birds can produce complex vocal sounds, which we refer to as “song” because they have a vocal organ called the syrinx…
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By Hamed Kazemzadeh, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Peace and Conflict, University of Calgary; L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
As Arctic competition grows, Canada’s security depends not just on defence, but on migration and retaining people to build resilience in the North.
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By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University
King Charles’s four-day state visit to the US is going ahead as planned, after a shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner raised doubts about security. The royal trip, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of American independence, is the first since 2007, when the late Queen Elizabeth II was hosted by President George W. Bush.
State visits are formal, international visits made by the heads of state, which in the UK is the king. In September 2025, the king hosted an inbound state visit for US President Donald Trump. Now, he and Queen Camilla will head to Washington DC,…
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