By Ombline Damy, Doctorante en Littérature Générale et Comparée, Sciences Po
In the popular novel The German Lesson, a character based on Nolde falls victim to Nazi policies on “degenerate art”. Recent research on the painter’s life tells a more complex story.
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By Julie Zollmann, Digital Planet Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Many argue that gig work involves exploitation, as research and media coverage have highlighted. But that doesn’t seem to deter ride hailing drivers on platforms like Uber and Bolt.
In Kenya, in fact, many new drivers continued to join platforms even as fares were slashed starting in 2016.
As a PhD student studying the role of digitalisation in development, I spent several years trying to understand…
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By James H. VanZwieten Jr., Assistant Professor: Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
Gabriel Alsenas, Director: SouthEast National Marine Renewable Energy Centre, Florida Atlantic University
Mahsan Sadoughipour, Graduate Research Assistant: Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University
Yufei Tang, Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University
Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.
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By Everton Silva, Doutorando no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Fernando Abreu Oliveira, Mestre em Biociências e técnico de laboratório em Química, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
Fernando Geraldo de Carvalho, Doutor em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
James Ferreira Moura Junior, Psicólogo comunitário e Professor, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (Unilab)
José Max B. Oliveira-Junior, Professor Adjunto IV no Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas (ICTA), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
Karina Dias-Silva, Professora Adjunta III de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Leandro Juen, Professor Associado III de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
Mayerly Alexandra Guerrero Moreno, Doutoranda em Sociedade, Natureza e Desenvolvimento, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA)
To guarantee the preservation of protected areas, public policies must be adapted to local realities, incorporating traditional knowledge as an essential part of the solutions to environmental problems
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By Fabrício Gatagon Suruí, Biólogo e Primatólogo, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
The primate species identified in the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land have symbolic meanings that are deeply associated with the cultural, ecological and mythological elements of the Paiter-Suruí people’s cosmology
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Remnant of a Turkish-made drone dropped munition used in an attack on a farm south of Kobane that killed ten members of the Abdo family, March 2025. © 2025 Private (Beirut, May 29, 2025) – A March 16, 2025 drone attack by Türkiye or Türkiye-backed Syrian factions killed seven Kurdish children, their 18-year-old sister, and their parents, apparently all civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack raises concerns that the attackers did not take adequate precautions to minimize harm to civilians.“Even if a military target was nearby, the forces responsible…
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By Emma Lewis
“Protecting the environment isn’t an abstract idea; it’s about [how] plastic waste is choking our rivers, damaging our coastlines, harming wildlife, and even entering our food systems and our bodies.”
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By Amnesty International
The Pakistani authorities must immediately end the systemic repression of the Ahmadiyya community and uphold the right to freedom of belief and religion, said Amnesty International today. The religious minority has been subjected to escalating intimidation, harassment, and attacks in the lead up to Eid-ul-Adha, which will take place on 7 June. Local and regional […] The post Pakistan: End cyclical harassment and persecution of minority Ahmadiyya community appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Rico Merkert, Professor in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
The listing is a huge milestone for private equity firm Bain Capital, which acquired the airline in crisis five years ago.
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By Mend Mariwany, Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Listen to the first part of The 15% solution – two episodes from The Conversation Weekly podcast exploring plans to reform the global tax system.
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