By Isaac Odoom, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Carleton University
Canada’s recent launch of a new Africa Strategy comes at a moment of profound geopolitical change and growing shifts in global development co-operation.
As the western-led order and development model faces increasing scrutiny, countries like China are expanding their reach in Africa by linking development co-operation with commercial…
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By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University
Timmons Erickson, Visting Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Tony Prave, Emeritus Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews
We’ve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology.
This impact now aligns with some of Earth’s earliest known, land based, non-marine microbial fossils, and offers new insights into how meteorite strikes may have shaped our planet’s environment and life.
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By Nicole Gillespie, Professor of Management; Chair in Trust, Melbourne Business School
Steven Lockey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Melbourne Business School
Research finds concerning numbers of workers are using public AI tools in inappropriate ways, undermining work quality and increasing risks.
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By Ming Gao, Research Scholar of East Asia Studies, Lund University
The breakdown of relations between China and the US has prompted Beijing to shore up existing friendships, and seek new ones.
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By Nadia Maalin, Lecturer in Psychology, Birmingham City University
The latest viral wellness trends – “cortisol belly” and “cortisol face” – promise a calmer, leaner, more radiant you … if you can just lower your stress hormones. With attention-grabbing claims like “You don’t have a belly fat problem. You have a cortisol problem,” creators promote 30-day transformations that supposedly shrink waistlines and slim faces by targeting cortisol.
These posts often feature hashtags like #cortisolreset, #hormonehealth, and #nervoussystemregulation, along with before-and-after photos claiming reduced bloating, flatter stomachs, and tighter jawlines. The secret?…
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By John Gledhill, Associate Professor of Global Governance, University of Oxford
Upon returning to the US after his symbolically powerful meeting with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, President Donald Trump told reporters: “I think [Zelensky] wants to make a deal.” He also called for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to “sit down and sign the [peace] deal” that is reportedly in the works.
Such talk of “deals” has been common in recent…
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By Ronald W. Pruessen, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Toronto
Both Donald Trump and Frankin D. Roosevelt have been accused of making risky moves by their detractors. But FDR wasn’t fuelled by personal impulses and the need for retribution as Trump is.
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By Adam G. Klein, Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University
In his second term, President Donald Trump asserted new control over the press − as Hungary’s strongman leader Viktor Orbán had urged him to do.
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By Andrew Hughes, Lecturer in Marketing, Research School of Management, Australian National University
Political posters and signs proliferate at election time. Why do candidates risk the wrath of voters with what many regard as visual pollution?
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By John Simon, Adjunct Fellow in Economics, Macquarie University
Ben Wang, Associate Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
A new monthly survey from Macquarie University shows the increase in economic uncertainty has led to a jump in pessimistic views about business prospects.
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