By Jaafar Jotheri, Professor of Landscape Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah; Durham University
Claudia Glatz, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow
Daniel Calderbank, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Glasgow
In recent years, archaeologists from around the world have marked the centenaries of some of Iraq’s most influential archaeological discoveries.
The excavation of the ancient city of Ur, for example, transformed understanding of early urban life, long-distance trade, royal tombs and burial customs. There has also been a century of research into the Jemdet Nasr period – pivotal in the development of some of the world’s earliest administrative systems…
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By Fenwick McKelvey, Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
We seem to be caught in a loop that AI will either save or ruin democracy.
At one extreme, politics scholar David Altman worries that artificial intelligence is leading the world toward an “AI-driven political system in which approval is manufactured, public debate is hollowed out and citizens have no meaningful voice.”
On the other hand, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his head of research, Andrew Sorota, dream that “we…
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By Jennifer Drake, Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies for Environmental Engineering, and Canada Research Chair in Stormwater and Low Impact Development (Tier II), Carleton University
Ali Zoghi, PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineering, Carleton University
The Canadian capital of Ottawa was bombarded with 167 millimetres of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a one-in-200-year event. Close to 5,800 basement-flooding reports followed, and the worst of it hit the…
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By Shane Cronin, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Jose Carlos Borrero, Adjunct Assistant Research Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
Underwater sound signals created by 2022’s enormous Hunga eruption have pointed scientists to a new way to warn people of unpredictable volcanic tsunamis.
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By Paul Jones, Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience at Aston Business School, Aston University
More than a century ago, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung made introversion and extraversion central to his theory of psychological types.
Today, we tend to use “introvert” and “extrovert” as shorthand for how sociable someone is. Jung’s preferred spelling was “extravert”, and his distinction went considerably further than whether someone enjoys a party or likes to be around others.
Jung’s original distinction raises a question in the age of generative AI. If people differ in how they naturally orientate themselves towards their inner and outer worlds, should they also…
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By Mirja Quante, Attending Neonatologist; Director, Pediatric Sleep Program, University of Tübingen
A child who snores loudly every night might seem like a funny sight. But if that snoring accompanies repeated narrowing or blockage of the airway, the effects can reach far beyond a noisy night.
Obstructive sleep apnoea is often associated with adults who snore and struggle to stay awake during the day. Children can develop it too. Its prevalence is difficult to pin down: a 2024 systematic review of 30 studies found that…
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By Thami Croeser, Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Simon Hodder, Professor in Environmental Ergonomics, Loughborough University
Heatwaves claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in Europe’s capital cities this summer, as they experienced record temperatures.
In London, emergency wards filled with elderly patients injured after fainting in the heat. Meanwhile, the dry weather created subsidence and left homes…
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By Briana Swette, Social-Ecological Systems Scientist, Boise State University
Kelly Hopping, Associate Professor in Human-Environment Systems, Boise State University
Targeted grazing is gaining interest as fire risk rises, particularly in hard-to-manage areas of the Western US. But it isn’t always as simple as it seems.
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By Robert Forrant, Professor of U.S. History and Labor Studies, UMass Lowell
When union workers and their families gather this Labor Day, some may ponder Ronald Reagan’s memorable refrain, “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
All workers – unionized or not – are dealing with higher prices for food and gasoline.
For America’s unionized workforce, the overall state of the economy is bleak.
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By Fangzhou Wang, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Texas at Arlington
Imagine matching with someone on a dating app who seems to have it all: charm, wealth, a glamorous lifestyle and serious intentions about building a future with you.
That was the promise prosecutors say 35-year-old Daejon Love offered to women he met online. Federal authorities recently charged Love and an alleged accomplice with defrauding more than two dozen women of approximately US$1.3 million through fictitious investment opportunities.…
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