By Charlie White, PhD Candidate, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Guido J. Parra, Associate Professor, Research Leader of the Cetacean Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, Flinders University
Marine mammals are sentinels of the sea. When dolphins and whales show signs of stress or illness, it often signals deeper problems in the ocean ecosystems we all depend on.
But assessing the health of dolphins and whales is notoriously difficult. That’s because they spend most of their lives underwater, move over vast areas, and cannot be examined closely without causing stress or disturbance.
Our new research provides a promising solution to this problem. Published in the Journal of Thermal Biology,…
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By Jessica Gildersleeve, Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
Eight old friends and a gaggle of kids. A weekend away in the group’s recently purchased rural retreat. Simmering tensions, old and new. And the stage is set for Kate Mildenhall’s new literary thriller, The Hiding Place.
Review: The Hiding Place – Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster)
The Hiding Place is Mildenhall’s first foray into the genre, after her earlier works of historical…
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By Erin Smith, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead (Paramedicine), La Trobe University
When a pet dies, your world can unravel as you lose your best friend and anchor in a shifting world.
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By Isaac Odoom, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Carleton University
Other countries like China, Turkey, Brazil and Gulf states have already recognized the potential of the African market. Every year Canada delays, it risks losing ground that will be hard to reclaim.
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By Andrew Serdy, Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea, University of Southampton
An expert in international maritime law spells out what the international law of the sea has to say on incidents of this sort.
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
During a recent interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, laid out what appears to be the core of the new ideology driving US foreign policy: the notion that might is right. Or, as he put it: “We’re a superpower. And under President Trump, we are going to conduct ourselves as a superpower.”
Miller was referring to the Trump administration’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, if necessary by force. “We live in a world in which you can talk all you…
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By Joseph J. Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Global Studies, Appalachian State University
Conditions on the ground in Cuba are so grim that the Trump administration thinks Havana could fall without any US intervention.
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By Lindsay Amundsen-Meyer, Assistant Professor in Archaeology, University of Calgary
Kenneth Roy Holyoke, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Lethbridge
Matthew Munro, Sessional Instructor, Department of Anthropology, University of Calgary
Canadian cultural resource management archeologists — professional consultants involved in environmental assessment and compliance processes — are increasingly finding themselves in the public eye when their work intersects with the development or disaster response related infrastructure projects.
Public or media discussions often arise when
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By Laura M. MacLatchy, Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Lauren Sarringhaus, Assistant Professor of Biology, James Madison University
The youngest chimpanzees are the biggest risk-takers. Would humans show the same pattern if adults weren’t keeping such a close watch on little kids?
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By José M. Muñoz, Principal Investigator in Neurotechnology, IE University; University of California, Berkeley
Imagine you’re shopping for a dinner party this weekend and you spot some nice, but expensive, bottles of wine. You’re not sure if you can afford them, but before you can even open your banking app to check, a lightweight head-worn wearable has already registered the neural activity involved in your mental calculation. It transmits the data to your phone, which confirms that they’re within your budget.
In this scenario, you’d be using neurotechnology.
We’re increasingly accustomed to relying on consumer wearables like smartwatches and fitness apps that measure and assess…
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