By Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, PhD Candidate, Sociology, University of Minnesota
Minnesotans from all walks of life, including suburban moms, veterans and protest novices, have bucked their ‘nice’ stereotype to speak out.
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By Christy Cobb, Associate Professor of Christianity, University of Denver
‘Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.
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By Promise Longe, Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas
Hydrogen demand around the world is projected to grow significantly by 2050. Some of that supply could come from nature itself.
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By Kaylin Klie, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
In Colorado, from 2016 to 2020, 33 women who were pregnant or had recently given birth died from accidental overdoses. That’s more than died from traditional obstetric complications like infection, high blood pressure or bleeding combined.
More recent data shows an encouraging turnaround. The number of maternal overdose deaths dropped 60%, from…
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By Nadia Clarke Cordick, PhD Student, Educational Studies, Lakehead University
A study rooted in Black women educators’ experiences invites us to envision education as a site of liberation, not just endurance.
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By R. Alexander Bentley, Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
An anthropologist’s new book lays out the formula for human innovation, from stone tools to supercomputers. Depending on developments in the next few years, AI could hit the gas or the brakes.
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By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University
Rosalinda González Valencia is reported to be a key figure in the leadership of one of Mexico’s lartest organised crime syndicates.
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By Joshua Kumbani, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Tübingen
Margarita Díaz-Andreu, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat de Barcelona
Rock art is widespread across southern Africa and includes a wide range of depictions such as human figures, animals, dots, handprints, and other painted or engraved imagery on rock surfaces. The rock art tradition of paintings was made by San hunter gatherers over thousands of years.
The first dance scenes in southern African rock art were documented…
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By Mohib Abderrahim, Chercheur en Préhistoire et conservateur principal des Monuments et Sites, Institut national des Sciences de l'Archéologie et du Patrimoine in Rabat
Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last common ancestor of present-day humans (Homo sapiens), Neanderthals and Denisovans. The discovery points to a long evolutionary history in north Africa, much earlier than modern Homo sapiens. It also supports Africa’s central role in the major stages that shaped the human species.
Abderrahim Mohib is a prehistoric archaeologist, heritage curator, and associate professor and researcher…
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By Ambrose Kolawole Dada, Research Assistant, Media and Communication, Nelson Mandela University
Janelle Vermaak-Griessel, Senior Lecturer and head of the Department of Media and Communication, Nelson Mandela University
In a widely viewed YouTube sermon called 3 Types of Keys, a preacher, dressed in a sky blue Italian suit, holds a microphone and speaks with great assurance about spiritual matters. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri is telling his audience that their financial struggles are not accidental.
He warns that business, marriage or social standing can easily crumble if believers don’t pay their tithes to the church every month – 10% of their earnings. This message is not presented as advice, but as divine instruction.
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