By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
Lawmakers who are aligned politically with the president are increasingly voting in line with the chief executive. Doing otherwise could cost them on Election Day.
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By Rachel Rebouché, Professor of Law, Temple University
A provision in the big legislative package and a related Supreme Court ruling mark the culmination of a strategy to defund the health care provider that was in full swing by 2007.
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By Anthony Sanfilippo, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Queen's University, Ontario
While there is no single perfect solution, there are a number of approaches that all have potential to relieve Canada’s medical workforce crisis. It’s time to explore and pursue them.
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By Sviatlana Kroitar, Honored Research Visiting Fellow, Labour Studies, University of Leicester
Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people’s emerging careers and clouding their hopes for the future. It doubly affected those transitioning into adulthood, out of school or university and into work, and it threatened the job security of those embarking on their careers when the pandemic began.
There has been a disproportionate and often hidden cost borne by young people which has had a lasting impact on their career paths, financial independence and mental wellbeing.
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By Rebecca Willis, Doctoral Researcher in Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Betina Ip, Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Megan Groombridge, Research Assistant for Paediatric Neuroimaging, University of Oxford
Eye patches aren’t just for pirates and villains. In Elio, Disney/Pixar introduces a young hero with a patch – and breaks old stereotypes in the process.
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By Liv Auckland, Lecturer in Fashion Communication and Creative Direction and Curation for Fashion, Nottingham Trent University
You probably have a drawer full of T-shirts. They’re comfy, easy to style, cheap and ubiquitous. But the T-shirt is anything but basic. For 70 years, they’ve been worn as a tool for self-expression, rebellion and protest. And in 2025, the slogan T-shirt is as powerful as it has ever been.
Previously worn as an undergarment, the T-shirt became outerwear after the second world war. Snugly dressed on the bodies of physically fit young men, it came to signify heroism,…
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By Alan McKay, Senior Research Assistant for the Centre for Football Research in Wales, University of South Wales
With Women’s Euro 2025 underway, attention is turning not just to the players hoping for glory, but to the head coaches tasked with leading them.
These include England’s Sarina Wiegman, who guided the Netherlands to Euro victory in 2017 and repeated the feat with England…
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By Katie Field, Professor in Plant-Soil Processes, University of Sheffield
Thomas Parker, Upland Ecologist, James Hutton Institute
If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you’re stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, you’re walking over a vast underground patchwork of fungal filaments, supporting life above ground.
These are mycorrhizal fungi, which form partnerships with the roots of nearly all plants. Found everywhere from tropical rainforests to boreal forests and farmland, these underground fungi sustain life above ground, often without us realising they’re even there.
A recent…
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By Peter Matanle, Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Sheffield
Kei Uchida, Associate Professor, Conservation and Biodiversity Management, Tokyo City University
Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ecology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University
Since 1970, 73% of global wildlife has been lost, while the world’s population has doubled to 8 billion. Research shows this isn’t a coincidence but that population growth is causing a catastrophic decline in biodiversity.
Yet a turning point in human history is underway. According to UN projections, the number of people in 85 countries will be shrinking by 2050, mostly in Europe and Asia. By 2100, the human population is on course for global decline. Some…
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By Julia Haarhuis, PhD student - Food, Microbiomes and Health, Quadram Institute
Sport supplements are hard to get away from if you like to exercise regularly. Even if you’re not interested in them, there’s a good chance your gym will have posters extolling their virtues or your sporty friends will want to talk to you about them.
It can be hard to know what supplements to take as there is a lot of mixed…
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