By Jack Reid, PhD Candidate in Irish literature, University of Limerick
Ireland has a unique relationship to climate change. The country has always relied on its pastoral landscapes for its national character, but the escalating climate crisis threatens this tradition because of rising temperatures and sea levels, and deforestation. Given Irish literature’s continued interest in nature, contemporary Irish poets are tackling these issues in their writing.
Poetry plays a special role in times of mass environmental decline. As a literary genre that relies on flexible, open-ended and…
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By Joe Towns, Senior Lecturer in Sport Broadcasting, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cameras mounted on the referee, trialled at the Fifa Club World Cup last year, will show us what the ref can – and can’t – see.
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By Sungho Hong, Neuroscientist, Center for Memory and Glioscience, The Institute for Basic Science
Victor J. Drew, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Cognition and Sociality, The Institute for Basic Science
Artificial intelligence has crossed a threshold in the modern workplace. It is being used for everything from helping employees manage schedules to supporting financial forecasts. A similar shift is now unfolding inside research laboratories.
There is currently a boom in national initiatives to accelerate the integration of AI into science. These include the US Genesis Mission and South…
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By Liane Beretta de Azevedo, Professor in Public Health and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University
Colette Marr, Research Fellow - iKids Trial Manager, Sheffield Hallam University
Screens are everywhere in children’s lives. They use them at school and at home. They see screens used by their parents as they work on laptops, use phones to arrange playdates or look up outings or recipes on tablets.
Managing screen time can be difficult when – as recent guidelines published by the Department for Education make clear – it’s not just how much time children…
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By Nick Kirsop-Taylor, Lecturer, Environmental Governance and Political Ecology, University of Exeter
It can be hard for governments to prioritise the risks of ecosystem collapse above conflict, energy poverty and food supply chain issues
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By Daniel Gover, Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London
Despite MPs backing proposals last year to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, the plan did not become law. The bill failed to complete its passage through the House of Lords – not because peers voted against it, but because a relatively small number proposed an unprecedentedly large list of amendments.…
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By Elena Moore, Professor of Sociology, University of Cape Town
Thokozile Madonko, Research Manager, University of the Witwatersrand
Botswana’s economy is projected to contract by 0.4% in 2026, driven largely by a slowdown in the diamond sector. Diamonds account for a third of fiscal revenues and a quarter of GDP. This means the government has less money to spend, even before making any policy choices.
At the same time, the government has set about reducing debt as a share of GDP by cutting expenditure to stabilise…
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By Jennifer J. Lee, Associate Professor of Law, Temple University
If someone you know is detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it can be incredibly challenging to find and communicate with them.
For example, it can take several days just to confirm where they are. Even after locating a loved one, it is possible to lose track of them again, as ICE regularly moves people between…
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By Sarah Sheffield, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Binghamton University, State University of New York
If humans had the same arm proportions as a T. rex, a 6-foot-tall person would have arms about 11 inches long.
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By Aaron W. Harrison, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Trinity University
Hemp-derived THC products are federally legal, for now. A chemist describes the different THC forms these products can contain and the legal restrictions placed on them.
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