By Jo Middleton, Research Fellow in Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Scabies cases are surging across the UK and Europe. The tiny mites that cause it spread easily through skin contact, making children, young adults and elderly people particularly vulnerable. Effective treatments are available, but myths and stigma are getting in the way of proper control.
What is scabies and how do people catch it?
Scabies is a skin infestation with tiny mites called Sarcoptes scabiei. The mites transfer from person to…
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By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
Mexico has been at odds with the US for years about a long-running treaty which requires it to supply its neighbour with billions of gallons of water.
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By Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University
Morfa Halen means “salt marsh” in Welsh. This tidal island is a delicious invention of Sky Arts’ new detective drama, Under Salt Marsh, although it has very real antecedents in north Wales. Shell Island on the Mochras peninsula, near Harlech, inspired writer and director Claire Oakley.
Morfa Halen is cut off from the mainland nightly, when the tide swamps the causeway. This isolation is emphasised through an overhead shot of a car cutting a foamy, white swathe through the blues and browns of saltwater and sunken grasses. Immediately, Morfa Halen is established as the kind of closed…
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By Maarten Wynants, Marie Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghent University
Across large parts of northern Tanzania, gully erosion – soil erosion caused by flowing water – is cutting deep scars through fertile farmland, grazing areas, roads and even villages. These gullies grow faster every year and what was once a slow environmental process has accelerated into a humanitarian threat. It has serious consequences for food and livelihood security, infrastructure and biodiversity.
Soil erosion is a natural process. Rainfall breaks soil into particles, and flowing water transports…
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By Timothy G. Bromage, Professor, New York University
A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.
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By Alassan Assani Seidou, Research fellow at Future Africa and Senior Lecturer at University of Parakou, University of Pretoria
Benin’s smallholder dairy farmers need development finance to plant shady trees on the land where their cattle graze, to improve cattle health.
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By Amnesty International
Bangladesh’s interim government must restore public trust by guaranteeing full respect for human rights and the rule of law in the fortnight ahead of next month’s national elections, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, said in an open letter to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, the country’s acting leader. The letter, sent ahead of the 12 February […] The post Bangladesh: Amnesty chief calls for human rights guarantees during election period in open letter to Muhammad Yunus appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
In 2024, for the first time, the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, making rapid coordinated global climate action even more urgent. Instead of supporting a fast and just phase out of fossil fuels, US President Donald Trump is recklessly assaulting global efforts to combat climate change in five key ways, by: Which […] The post How is US President Trump impacting global climate action? appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Anna Walker, Senior Arts + Culture Editor, The Conversation
As Jane Austen’s Paper Trail draws to a close, there are still loose ends to tie up – and that’s where you, our listeners, come in. Listen to our Q&A episode.
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By Ephias Mugari, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Global Change, University of Limpopo, University of Limpopo
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves),…
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