By Luke McGuire, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Exeter
Natalia Lawrence, Associate Professor in Translational Medicine, University of Exeter
More than 1,000 survey respondents suggest that a lot of people might already be thinking about reducing their meat intake when they’re young.
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Women’s HRT patches control prostate cancer as well as standard hormone injections, but with fewer hot flushes and less bone loss, a major UK trial finds.
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By Primrose Freestone, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Microbiology, University of Leicester
There are few things better than a cold slice of pizza for breakfast. But as delicious as scarfing down cold pizza is, there’s also a risk of food poisoning if you aren’t careful.
Food poisoning is caused by eating food that has become contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, fungi or viruses. Although most people know that food poisoning can be caused by poorly cooked foods or risky food preparation habits, improperly…
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By Ezgi Canpolat, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University
Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
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By Jess Reia, Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
What began as a tool to identify threats to national security is becoming a surveillance infrastructure that can be used to track everyone.
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By Adam Kadlac, Teaching Professor of Philosophy, Wake Forest University
If you’ve ever expressed even a passing desire to visit Walt Disney World, you may have had friends who raised their eyebrows, groaned or even sneered.
The heart of their criticism isn’t just that they think Disney is for kids, or that it’s so expensive. It’s what I call the “authenticity objection” – the belief that there’s something fundamentally inferior about visits to theme parks like the Magic Kingdom because they occur in a wholly manufactured environment. The artificial mountains and rivers, the rides that provide nothing more than mindless distraction, the people dressed up…
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By Mireya Mayor, Director of Exploration and Science Communication, Florida International University
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
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By Anthony W. Pereira, Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is complicated by the US administration’s broader strategy in Latin America.
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By Candace Lukasik, Assistant Professor of Religion, Mississippi State University
An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.
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By Scott Solomon, Teaching Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
Space is extremely dangerous, but people can still do more than robotic explorers can – in terms of technical achievements and inspiring public interest.
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