By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
At 71, Tina Knowles – the fashion designer, businesswoman, and mother of Beyoncé – made headlines not for her career, but for a deeply personal revelation: her breast cancer diagnosis. In 2023, a routine mammogram uncovered two tumours in her left breast, one benign and the other malignant. Diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer, she underwent surgery and is now cancer-free.
Knowles had initially hesitated to share her story, even considering leaving it out of her
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By Rebecca Harding, PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, UCL
Celia Morgan, Professor of Psychopharmacology, Psychology, University of Exeter
New research gives voice to ketamine addiction sufferers, exposing physical harms, treatment gaps and the urgent need for better education.
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By Yixian Sun, Associate Professor in International Development, University of Bath
The second Trump administration has announced various anti-climate policies under its “America first” strategy. Leaving the Paris agreement, kicking off a trade war, shutting down USAid and drilling for more oil and gas will…
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By Christiana Gregoriou, Professor in English Language and Stylistics, University of Leeds
Eighty years on from VE Day, it’s crucial we remember how ethnically diverse those veterans were and how much they can teach us about the meaning of life.
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By Radoslaw Wincza, Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, University of Central Lancashire
Gustav Kuhn, Associate professor, University of Plymouth
Magicians have long been masters of mind games, turning our brain’s quirks and blind spots into moments of pure astonishment. But magic isn’t just for show – it’s become a powerful tool in the cognitive science of unlocking the mind’s hidden limitations.
The science of magic has grown into a serious field of study, showing us how unreliable our intuitions and self-perceptions can be. However, a new study shows that magicians may be wrong about why their tricks work.
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By Mariachiara Barzotto, Senior Lecturer in Management Strategy and Organisation, University of Bath
When you think of co-working spaces – where workers from different industries come together to share a convenient workplace – you might picture a group of young freelancers hunched over laptops. But today’s co-working spaces have evolved into something more powerful – particularly in a world still reshuffling office work practices in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
As workplaces adapt to new ways of operating, from hybrid to “digital…
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By Carlos Gutiérrez Hita, Profesor titular de Universidad. Economía industrial (transporte, energía, telecomunicaciones), Universidad Miguel Hernández
On 28 April 2025, an unprecedented collapse of the Iberian Peninsula’s electricity grid brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. The likelihood of this ever happening was extremely low and – speculation about its causes aside – the episode has caused serious social disruption, as well as economic losses at all levels.
Spain’s electricity…
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By Ina Seethaler, Associate Professor and Director of Women's and Gender Studies, Coastal Carolina University
A gender studies expert explains why the Trump administration’s claim that everyone is male or female defies science and ignores the complexity of human sexuality.
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By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College
“The strong do what they will, the weak suffer what they must.”
So wrote Thucydides in the “History of the Peloponnesian War,” and the Greek historian’s cold-eyed observation still holds.
But in today’s world, strength doesn’t always present itself in the form of armies or aircraft carriers. The means by which power manifests has expanded, growing more subtle, more layered and often more dangerous.
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By Thomas Hoctor, Research Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida
Reed Frederick Noss, Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida
The Florida Wildlife Corridor, which turns 15 this year, connects habitats across the state for panthers, bears, sparrows and other species.
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