By Wandile Sihlobo, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
The likely impact of the expected El Niño on South Africa’s agriculture and food prices in 2027 is a major point of discussion among analysts and economists in the country.
By mid-2026, weather forecasts were signalling that the world was heading towards a severe El Niño. The…
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By Ben Soodavar, Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London
Trump has declared the US the ‘guardian’ of the Strait of Hormuz, but his strikes are feeding the very behaviour they aim to deter.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
The England midfielder’s prominent veins probably reflect elite training, but, for the rest of us, visible veins can sometimes indicate a medical problem.
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By Karen L. Vaughan, Researcher in Nutrition, University of Leeds
One in ten children aged seven to nine years is living with obesity in Europe. In England, childhood obesity rises from around 10% of children in reception to around 22% by year six. While we know there are many complex and inter-connected biological, social and…
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By John Oyewole, PhD Candidate in Investigating Affordance Perception for Interceptive Actions in Football, Department of Psychology, Lancaster University
World Cup interceptions reveal how the brain predicts movement, how the body responds and what changes when fatigue sets in.
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By Randa Herzallah, Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick
Millions of people will take to the roads this holiday season, only to end up spending frustrating hours sitting in traffic jams. Congestion costs drivers time, fuel and patience – while also increasing pollution and placing huge pressure on transport networks.
If you’ve ever found yourself staring enviously at the lane next to you, convinced it’s moving faster, you’re not alone. Most of us instinctively believe that changing lanes will get us home sooner. But mathematics…
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By Karen Lutfey Spencer, Professor of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
Jane Callahan, Master's Student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, North Carolina Central University
Ask people what they want at the end of their lives, and overwhelmingly the answers will revolve around comfort, dignity and time at home with loved ones.
Yet the U.S. healthcare system often thwarts these wishes.
Most Americans say they want to die at home, but only one-third do. What could be an intentional last…
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By Aliah Zewail, PhD Candidate in Social Psychology, UMass Amherst
Alexandra Figueroa, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
Generative AI’s overemphasis on Western moral concerns could reinforce global disparities in sensitive applications such as public health messaging and global communication.
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By Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst
Adam Eichen, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, UMass Amherst
While discord exists over the meaning of the 250th anniversary, Americans strongly believe there is more that unites the country than divides it.
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By Prachi Sanghavi, Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago
Cal Chengqi Fang, Ph.D. Candidate of Public Health Sciences, University of Chicago
Police departments vary widely in how they use ‘scoop and run’ – and whether they use it just for colleagues who’ve been shot or for members of the public too.
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