By Zeinab Zoveidadianpour, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University
Juan José Alava, Adjunct professor, Simon Fraser University
Fibreglass is denser than seawater, and it sinks quickly and accumulates in sediments where many coastal organisms live and feed.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The ZANU PF headquarters in Harare a day after Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed Amendment Bill No. 3 into law, amending the Constitution, July 8, 2026. © 2026 Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed a law on July 7 amending the constitution to extend presidential terms from five to seven years. The amendment, approved by parliament last month, also abolishes the election of the president by popular vote and establishes a parliamentary method for selecting the president.Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution…
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By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Too much fertilizer disrupts the hidden world of soil-dwelling microbes that were sustaining healthy crops long before synthetic fertilizer was invented.
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By Dannell D. Boatman, Assistant Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control, Researcher in Health Communication, West Virginia University
Science works at a much slower pace than social media, opening a large window for early findings to be taken at face value and misinformation to spread.
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By Christopher S. Tang, Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
David Dobrzykowski, Bickerstaff Chair, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Auburn University
Nicolo Masorgo, Assistant Professor of Management, Miami University
Rather than chasing dollars, gig workers are micro-entrepreneurs who perform a strict ‘mental audit’ of every single task to see if it’s worth their time.
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By Christopher A. Lepczyk, Professor of Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Auburn University
Daniel Rubinoff, Professor of Entomology, University of Hawaii
Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Research Fellow, College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University
A look at cats’ diets as reported by researchers over many years shows they eat a lot more than people might think.
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By Denva Gallant, Associate Professor of Art History, Rice University
Paintings of early Christian saints were designed to show worshippers what sacred authority looked like, using books, clothing and gestures as symbols.
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By Matt Brooks, Assistant Professor in the Sociology of Population, Florida State University
Karin Brewster, Professor of Sociology, Florida State University
From 2020 to 2024, Florida’s population grew by 8.5%, from 21.6 million to 23.4 million.
This is nothing new: The state’s warm weather, amenities that include world-class golf courses and beaches, and lack of income tax have long attracted newcomers, so Florida often leads the U.S. in population growth.
But recent data suggests that population…
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By Joseph Downing, Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Aston University
Marine Le Pen has confirmed she intends to run in next year’s presidential election in France, despite her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of EU funds being rejected.
A Paris appeals court sentenced the leader of France’s right-wing Rassemblement National (RN) party to three years imprisonment, with two years suspended. She will have to serve one year wearing an electronic tag. But Le Pen confirmed hours after the sentence was handed down that she will still…
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Heatwaves don’t just threaten your skin, they can damage insulin, inhalers and other medicines too, sometimes without any visible warning signs.
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