By Franck Courchamp, Directeur de recherche CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Laís Carneiro, Postdoc, Université Paris-Saclay
Invasive alien species don’t only drive out other native species, they also dramatically transform soils, water and ecosystems. A new assessment tool aims to pinpoint the negative environmental impacts.
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By Trish Reid, Professor of Theatre and Performance, University of Reading
This vital documentary tells the story of a protest over the arrest of two immigrants on the southside of Glasgow in 2021.
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By Andy Phippen, Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
At first glance, the House of Commons vote on March 9 seemed to send a clear political message. MPs have decided against an amendment from the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would have introduced an outright ban on social media use for under-16s.
The reality is more complicated. Rather than rejecting the idea, MPs have effectively postponed the decision. They’ve also proposed powers that could allow a ban to be introduced later.
The vote was less about…
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By Emma Broome, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
Hearing loss and dementia affect millions of people worldwide. But headlines describing hearing loss as the “leading mid-life risk factor” for dementia can be misleading. They often oversimplify complex science, and risk confusing people who are trying to understand what hearing loss can mean for brain health.
Research shows that hearing loss and cognitive decline frequently occur together. Cognitive decline refers to…
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By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University
Nicotine is being rebranded as a wellness tool – but does the science back the hype, or are we just dressing up an old addiction?
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the launch of Medact’s (an organisation bringing together health workers in the UK) latest briefing that outlines grave human rights concerns and risks posed by contracting Palantir to build NHS England’s Federated Data Platform (FDP), Matt Mahmoudi, Researcher and Advisor on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights at Amnesty International said: “Amnesty International supports the briefing […] The post UK/Global: Human rights and health groups in new briefing urge hospitals not to use Palantir software and demand that NHS England cancels the contract entirely appeared first…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Women's Freedom Organization in Iraq, speaks to reporters while holding a newspaper copy of Iraq's new constitution, Baghdad, July 28, 2005. © 2025 Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images (Beirut) – A prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist was gunned down outside her Baghdad home by two men on motorcycles on March 2, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. Yanar Mohammed, 65, co-founded the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq in 2003. She opened Iraq’s first women’s shelters that same year, building a network that eventually spanned multiple…
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By Human Rights Watch
(Paris) – An Islamist armed group has killed at least 38 civilians, abducted 9 women, and burned property in 3 separate incidents in northeastern Burkina Faso since late January 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The atrocities by the Al Qaeda-linked Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen, or JNIM) are apparent war crimes. Click to expand Image Screenshot from a video shared online on February 14, 2026, showing a demolished telecommunications tower, in the center of Titao, Burkina Faso. © 2026 Private On January 29, JNIM fighters…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People use their smartphones while riding an escalator in the Moscow metro, Russia, on February 12, 2026. © 2026 Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images (Berlin, March 12, 2026) – Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said today, a day marked by free speech defenders as World Day Against Cyber Censorship. The government has blocked the most popular social media platform in Russia, coercing users to switch to a state-approved application, as well as circumvention tools. “State control over internet…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image “The company’s chemicals have contaminated our land, water, and people,” 28-year-old “Elizabeth” recently told Kontomaa Darimu Alliance, an Ethiopian nongovernmental organization. Elizabeth’s 2-year-old son died a few years ago and she suffered miscarriages in 2024 and 2025; she believes the mine is to blame. Residents living near Lega Dembi mine, located in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, have complained of serious health impacts for years, including miscarriages, stillbirths, and children born with long-term health conditions. Severalstudies have found…
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