By Kristi Curry Rogers, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Biology and Geology, Macalester College
Sold for a record price of more than $50 million, ‘Gus’ was described by Sotheby’s as more than 60% complete.
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By Sage Raymond, Graduate Research Fellow, Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
As homelessness increases around the world, more unhoused people are turning to parks and other urban green spaces to seek shelter. However, these places are also home to animals that live in and around urban areas.
This sets the stage for potentially dangerous interactions between humans and urban wildlife such as coyotes. Unhoused people face the risk of contracting disease from wild animals, while animals can be displaced by human presence.
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By Gibbs Knotts, Professor of Political Science, Coastal Carolina University
Christopher A. Cooper, Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs, Western Carolina University
Sen. Graham repeatedly moved in the direction South Carolina and Republican politics were headed rather than where they had been.
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By Jude Pierre Louis
Haiti’s daily hardships have made Dr. Lucna Henrisme focus on teaching youth and women about their rights and duties as citizens, so that they can get involved in civic life.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is taking direct oversight of the government’s handling of Australia’s AI rollout with the creation of an Office of AI.
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By Tandeep Sidhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba
Allegations of racist conduct among police forces have led to numerous calls for reform, most of which fail to address the core issues.
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By Abigail Dove, Postdoctoral Researcher, Neuroepidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
Our study found that people with at least three metabolic syndrome risk factors had brains that looked one year older than their actual age on average.
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By Anwen Elias, Reader in Politics, Aberystwyth University
Elin Royles, Reader at the Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University
Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election on May 7 was historic.
For the first time since devolution began in 1999, the party emerged as the largest group, winning 35.4% of the vote. The result has allowed Plaid Cymru to form a new government, ending 27 years of Welsh Labour leadership.
For some, the victory is more than an electoral breakthrough. It is also seen as a…
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By Lynn Akesson, Professor Emerita of Ethnology in the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University
There’s a growing interest in alternatives to traditional burials as well as making the process more environmentally friendly in many countries. For many people it’s about the environmental impact of the funeral industry globally.
In the US, for instance, a surface equal to the size of Hawaii (1.6 million hectares) is deforested each year for manufacturing coffins. The amount of wood used is equal to building 4.5 million…
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By Philip Broadbent, Wellcome Multimorbidity PhD Fellow & Public Health Registrar, University of Glasgow
This summer’s heat deaths weren’t random. Poor, badly insulated homes are a public health hazard in summer as well as winter.
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