By Jewel Scott, Assistant Professor of Nursing Science, University of South Carolina
Emerging adulthood – the life stage that unfolds around ages 18-25 – is full of major transitions, such as starting college or learning a trade, making new friends and romantic connections, and generally becoming more independent.
It’s also a stage where behaviors that diminish heart health, such as spending more time sitting, consuming more fast food and using more tobacco and alcohol, become more common. In fact, only about 1 in 4 youths maintain positive health behavior patterns during the transition to…
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By Ruohao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Penn State
Huan Li, Assistant Professor of Economics, North Carolina A&T State University
Neha Khanna, Professor of Economics, Binghamton University, State University of New York
As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And when the inspections resumed, the levels dropped back to normal.
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By Tom McDonough, Professor of Art History, Binghamton University, State University of New York
For the original surrealists, dreaming was not a matter of idle fantasy but a tool for political and social transformation.
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By Alexander T. Englert, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Richmond
Kant’s 3 rules can offer a helpful check as to whether we are not only living well but thinking well.
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By Amnesty International
The Guinean authorities must immediately guarantee the human rights of Soguipah workers and smallholder planters affiliated with the state-owned company, and investigate widespread abuses particularly regarding workers’ right to decent work, said Amnesty International in a new report. ‘Salaries that make you cry: abuses of workers’ rights linked to Soguipah’s activities in Guinea’ reveals how […] The post Guinea: New report reveals workers’ rights abused in plantations linked to state-owned company Soguipah appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sofía Rendo González, Investigadora predoctoral Xunta de Galicia, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Justo Arines, Catedrático de Universidad , área de especialización de Óptica y Optometría, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Nery García Porta, Profesora de optometría, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
With Halloween just around the corner, thousands will be shopping for fancy dress contact lenses to go with their costume. The appeal is clear, as their endless colours and shapes allow you to radically change how you look – who wasn’t scared by the white and yellow eyes of the girl in The Exorcist?
However, we also have to be careful. These lenses can cause serious harm – and even blindness – if we fail to take the necessary precautions.
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By Alexandra Delgado Jiménez, Investigadora Principal del Grupo de Arquitectura y Urbanismo ante las Transformaciones Sociales, Económicas y Territoriales (At-the-oUTSET), Director del Taller Avanzado de Urbanismo y profesora de Urbanismo, Universidad Nebrija
Climate change is no longer some abstract, future threat. It is now a present problem, and its impact will become exponentially worse if we fail to respond with robust adaptation and mitigation plans.
While the whole planet faces serious climate challenges, some areas are inherently more vulnerable than others. This vulnerability depends not only on geographical and ecological factors, but also on the the ability of these areas’ inhabitants to adapt.
Local communities are key to creating adaption and mitigation plans that are not only effective, but also socially just and…
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
the Liberals have faced an existential crisis over climate and energy policy while the government races to get it’s enviromental laws through.
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By Rachelle Kernen, Research Fellow, Geology, University of Adelaide
Kathryn Amos, Professor, Geology, University of Adelaide
Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals once shaped entire landscapes. They even determined where early life on Earth could thrive.
Deep in Earth’s past, over millions of years, ancient seas evaporated, leaving behind thick layers of salt. These were eventually buried and turned into rock. These enormous layers of buried rock salt move slowly over time, deforming other layers of rock around them and creating “salt mountains” at Earth’s surface.
Our new research, published…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Officials and Journalists attend a Taliban press conference at the Government Media and Information Center in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2025. © 2025 Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism.As the Taliban’s oppression of the media has increased, the need for independent news outlets in Afghanistan has become even greater. Journalists described both the harsh conditions in Afghanistan…
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