By Jamie MacManaway, Junior scientist, Loughborough University; University of the Highlands and Islands
Bolivia is home to nearly a fifth of the world’s tropical glaciers. but they are shrinking at an alarming rate.
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By Francesca Lessa, Associate Professor in International Relations of the Americas, UCL
Lorena Balardini, Professor of Social Research Methods, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Nearly 50 years have passed since Argentina’s former president Isabel Martínez de Perón was overthrown by a civic-military coup on March 24, 1976. A military dictatorship led by Jorge Videla, Emilio Massera and Orlando Agosti seized control of the country.
There had been five previous coups in Argentina between 1930 and 1966. But the regime that came to power in 1976, calling itself the “process of national reorganisation”, stood out for its…
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By Aoife Lynam, Assistant Professor in Psychology of Education, Trinity College Dublin
I thought when someone was bereaved it was the first couple of months and then everything was okay again. I was so naive. It is so different.
When I met Ella, it had been ten years since her father had died by suicide. She was 17 at the time, repeating important school exams. Although her parents had separated when she was young and contact with her father had been limited, they had started rebuilding their relationship.
She described that period as a happy one: her father was making more effort, both parents had new partners, and things…
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By Sinan Aşçı, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Anti-Bullying Centre, Dublin City University
The Irish government has signalled that it is exploring options to introduce age restrictions on social media use for under-16s. The proposal sits within the government’s new National Digital and AI Strategy 2030, which frames online safety and age verification as part of Ireland’s broader ambition to act as a European digital regulatory hub.
The proposals include a “digital wallet” age-verification system. Detailed technical specifications…
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By David C. Gaze, Senior Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, University of Westminster
A liquid injected into the heart that sets like a gel could one day prevent strokes caused by atrial fibrillation, animal tests suggest.
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By Karen Schlatter, Director, Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University
Sharon B. Megdal, Professor of Environmental Science and Director, Water Resources Research Center, University of Arizona
The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.
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By Katrine L. Wallace, Epidemiologist, University of Illinois Chicago
The judge’s decision is a win for public health, but the back-and-forth on vaccine policy may undermine the public’s trust in science.
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By Jeffrey Tully, Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego
Christian Dameff, Associate Professor of Emergency Medical Services, University of California, San Diego
Policy and legal efforts aim to stop these malicious security breaches, but they are growing more common as hospitals adopt remote health care delivery and hackers adopt artificial intelligence.
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By Laura Aull, Professor of English and Linguistics, University of Michigan
Suspicion and affection. Apprehension and excitement. Most people have mixed feelings about AI English, whether or not they always recognize it. When reading text generated by AI, people feel it sounds off, or fake. When reading English by a human, people are more likely to feel it has a characteristic voice or a personal touch.
What exactly makes English sound human, or sound like…
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By Mary Magnuson, Associate Science Editor, The Conversation
The fictional biologist in ‘Project Hail Mary’ claims that potential alien organisms might not be made of carbon or require water, unlike life on Earth.
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