By Nathan Higgins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University
In 2024, Elon Musk’s Neuralink put its first brain implant into a human amid doubt from scientists and allegations of animal cruelty.
Two and a half years later, that first patient is one of more than 20 “neuralnauts” who use their implants to participate in the online world.
Brain implants are becoming smaller, more compatible with human bodies,…
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By Jeff Sparrow, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
Lesbia Harford knew she would die young but became a revolutionary all the same. She loved both women and men, capturing the dizzying confusion of a violent time.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka, former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2007. © 2007 Seyllou/AFP via Getty Images Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared.Kaka, director-general of Radio Télévision Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, left his office in Niamey, the capital, at around 7 p.m. on August 31 to return home. Since then, his family and colleagues have been unable to obtain any information…
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By Amnesty International
Amnesty International presents Stories That Resist, its first Virtual Museum—an immersive 360° experience that allows visitors to explore 65 years of campaigning, research and collective action in defence of human rights around the world. Across five thematic galleries, visitors can explore more than 50 historical items, including emblematic objects from Amnesty International’s archives, campaigns that […] The post Americas: Amnesty International opens Virtual Museum exploring more than six decades of human rights activism appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
Countries like North Korea and Russia are developing ever-more sophisticated tactics to stay one step ahead of sanctions enforcers. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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By Andrew Stevens, Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Regina
Catherine E. Connelly, Distinguished Business Research Professor of Organizational Behaviour, McMaster University
New research shows that Indigenous applicants can face discrimination at the hiring stage, even when they have the same qualifications and experience as other candidates.
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By Anner Paldor, Professor of Hydrogeology, University of Tennessee
After the deadly Grand Canyon flood, a geologist and avid hiker explains what nature lovers need to prepare and watch for to stay safe.
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Thursday, September 3rd 2026
Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the brutal conflict in Sudan, independent UN human rights investigators said on Thursday in a new report, calling for accountability as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Thursday, September 3rd 2026
Gloria Steinem, the journalist and women's rights campaigner who became one of the most influential voices of the feminist movement, has died at the age of 92. In an announcement on Instagram, her family said she had passed away on Wednesday at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.
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By Casey Youngflesh, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Clemson University
When penguin colonies are surrounded by sea ice, the penguins tend to eat more fish, rather than krill. And colonies that eat more fish are more successful at sustaining their numbers.
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