By Morgan Valley, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado State University
Lorann Stallones, Professor or Epidemiology, Colorado State University
Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025.
Four of the deceased were from the same extended family. The coroner’s report confirmed they died from hydrogen sulfide exposure after a manure pipe disconnected in an enclosed pump room.
After an…
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By Elizabeth Stanway, Reader in Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Warwick
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future was a groundbreaking science fiction comic serial, first appearing in the UK comic The Eagle in 1950. Now, more than 75 years later, a reinvention of the series is underway, with the first new graphic novel written by Alex de Campi (Bad Girls and Madi) with art by Marc Laming (Marvel’s Star Wars). set for later this year.
As science fiction enthusiast and a scientist, I am excited to see what it will be like. I’m sure I’m not alone, as a number of scientists – including the late astrophysicist and cosmologist Stephen…
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By Mark Rawlinson, Associate Professor History of Art, University of Nottingham
Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, Our Freedom: Then and Now is a nationwide photography project exploring how communities understand freedom.
The show opened at London’s Southbank Centre in April and is now touring the UK. This exhibition offers an alternative perspective to the idea that this is currently a nation divided. From the Highlands of Scotland to libraries…
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By Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor, Defence Studies Department, King's College London
The newly appointed leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ahmad Vahidi, has emerged as the key powerbroker as the conflict continues.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
From October people will no longer have to pay to receive help with showering, dressing and support in managing continence.
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By Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Sciences, Southwestern University
Hannah V. Herrero, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
After years of collapse, seagrass in Florida’s Mosquito Lagoon rebounded unexpectedly following 2022 hurricanes, offering new insight into ecosystem resilience.
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By Nicodemus Minde, Researcher, United States International University
The East African Community is one of Africa’s oldest regional economic organisations. Its birth in 1967 was the culmination of decades of economic ties forged in the colonial era between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. It’s no surprise that the EAC is also the most…
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By Libby Ware, PhD, Biological Anthropology, Université de Montréal
For effective child-rearing outcomes, parenting should not be seen as fixed styles — authoritative or permissive — but as a flexible, adaptive process shaped by environment.
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By Obasanjo Bolarinwa, Senior lecturer, York St John University
Sylvester Okeke, Research fellow, UNSW Sydney
Adolescent girls and young women are at the heart of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. They need to know their HIV status.
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By Clement Sefa-Nyarko, Lecturer in Security, Development and Leadership in Africa, King's College London
Ghana’s parliament ratified the country’s first lithium mining agreement in March 2026. This came three years after lithium mining was confirmed as commercially viable in September 2023.
The Ewoyaa Lithium Project, in the Central Region of Ghana, covers an area where farming communities have lived for generations. It spans several…
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