By Anders Ahlström, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Didac Pascual, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lund University
Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests would have looked in the absence of human management. They can, therefore, tell us how people have transformed forests.
Most Swedish forests are so-called boreal forests.…
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By Mehrzad Boroujerdi, Vice Provost and Dean of College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Missouri University of Science and Technology
The Trump administration announced a US$10 million reward on March 15, 2026, for information leading to the capture of several senior Iranian figures.
While two of these leaders have since been killed by Israeli strikes, they are included here to provide a more complete picture of Iran’s powerful elite – people deeply embedded in the Islamic Republic’s…
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By Basil Sharp, Professor of Energy Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
The world’s energy situation is growing more volatile by the day.
The US-Israel war on Iran has effectively shut one of the world’s most important oil choke points, the Strait of Hormuz, sending the price of Brent crude over US $100 a barrel for the first time since the…
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By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
Arun Dawson talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of Iran’s Shahed drones and how the US cloned them.
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By Alain Rival, Agronome. Agrosystèmes Biodiversifiés,, Cirad
Plantations are having trouble finding young labourers to sustain production. Precarious working conditions that have hardly evolved since colonial times are a poignant reminder of the lack of job attractivity.
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By Jillian Sunderland, PhD candidate in Sociology, University of Toronto
Jordan Foster, Assistant Professor, Sociology, MacEwan University
Amid a masculinity crisis driven by status anxiety and socioeconomic shifts, young men and boys are turning to physical transformations to assert dominance and self-mastery.
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By Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow in Strategic and Air Power Studies, University of Portsmouth
Iran’s attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure are part of a broader strategy the regime in Tehran has employed to try and ensure its survival.
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By Frédéric Dimanche, Professor and former Director (2015-2025), Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
Kelley A. McClinchey, Teaching Faculty, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
Geopolitical tensions, rising gas and jet fuel prices and regional unrest are introducing uncertainty for many international travellers in 2026.
The ongoing war in the Middle East has disrupted airspace and tourism…
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By Rachel Woods, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham; University of Lincoln
The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognised as important partners in human health. Scientists have linked the gut microbiome to several aspects of health, from metabolism and immunity to mental health.
A recent…
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By Lucy Stone, Assistant Professor of Children's Literature, Dublin City University
Children can learn so much from books that sustain us and contribute to a sense of wellbeing and healing in our mental health.
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