By Farinaz Basmechi, Doctoral researcher, Feminist and Gender Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Through the years, the work of women journalists in the Middle East has gone far beyond reporting news and has become a vital force for truth and justice.
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By Amnesty International
The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, one of which is mandatory, and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs (762 euro), including 1 symbolic franc to the Malian state on charges of discrediting the state among others is a travesty of justice, Amnesty International said, as […] The post Mali: Authorities must immediately release former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and stop crackdown on civil and political rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Sally Christine Reynolds, Associate Professor in Hominin Palaeoecology, Bournemouth University
Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei. They have been surprised by a mix of human-like and gorilla-like traits in the fingers.
In the journal Nature, researchers describe the set of 1.5-million-year-old fossils from a site in Kenya that includes the first unambiguous Paranthropus hand bones identified in the fossil record.…
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By Kayla Kolff, Postdoctoral researcher, Osnabrück University
Animals respond to injury in many ways. So far, evidence for animals tending wounds with biologically active materials is rare. Yet, a recent study of an orangutan treating a wound with a medicinal plant provides a promising lead.
Chimpanzees, for example, are known to lick their wounds and sometimes press leaves onto them, but these behaviours are still only partly understood. We still do not know how often these actions occur, whether they…
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By Beverley O'Hara, Lecturer in Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University
‘Ultra-processed’ has become a moral label, not a scientific one. Research shows why the term could be causing confusion, guilt and misinformation.
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By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Brain aneurysms often go unnoticed until they rupture. Kim Kardashian’s disclosure is drawing attention to key risks and new approaches to prevention.
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By Carlos Coronel, Postdoctoral researcher, Latin American Brain Health Institute, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Agustín Ibáñez, Professor in Global Brain Health at GBHI, Trinity College
Creative experience might enhance brain health, which could slow down the brain’s ageing.
That’s according to a study by a group of international scientists across 13 countries. They found that creative activities, like dance classes – the tango proved particularly effective – or art classes or music lessons or a hobby like gaming, had a positive impact on an artificial intelligence (AI) “brain clock”. And the more the participant practised their art form, the “younger” their brain clocks…
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By Westen K Shilaho, International Relations Scholar, University of the Witwatersrand
One of the markers of Kenyan statesman Raila Odinga was not just his courage in challenging the establishment but his ability to fortify it when circumstances demanded. An example was his willingness in 2007 to set aside his ambition at having been robbed of the presidency in a rigged…
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By Louis Bayman, Associate Professor in Department of Film Studies, University of Southampton
Horror has always helped us establish the boundaries of acceptability by giving a name and shape to what transgresses them. Much of what constitutes horror stems from childhood, a time when boundaries and ideas of transgression are first being set.
Children can often encounter the world as a frightening place, full of unseen, mysterious powers. Any child who has been told that the monsters under the bed aren’t real knows just how little that reassurance helps their very real sense…
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By Phil Johnstone, Visiting Fellow, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex; University of Tartu; Utrecht University
Andy Stirling, Professor of Science & Technology Policy, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
Donald Trump’s recent visit to the UK saw a so-called “landmark partnership” on nuclear energy. London and Washington announced plans to build 20 small modular reactors and also develop microreactor technology – despite the fact no such plants have yet been built commercially anywhere in the world.
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