Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is deeply flawed but it may be the best offer Hamas can expect
Julie M. Norman, UCL The 20-point Gaza peace plan thrashed out under the leadership of the United States and agreed to by Israel is one of the most comprehensive outlines…
Prediabetes remission possible without dropping pounds, our new study finds
Andreas L. Birkenfeld, University of Tübingen and Reiner Jumpertz-von Schwartzenberg, University of Tübingen There’s a long-held belief in diabetes prevention that weight loss is the main way to lower disease…
Why hotter summers are bad for the UK economy
Lotanna Emediegwu, Manchester Metropolitan University; Jubril Animashaun, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and Verónica Vienne Arancibia, University of Huddersfield When we think about the impact of climate change on the…
Your age shouldn’t put you off learning a new language – what the research says
Karen Roehr-Brackin, University of Essex If you’ve always wanted to learn a new language, don’t let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and flexible in…
Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows
Dipa Kamdar, Kingston University US president Donald Trump has claimed that paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) use in pregnancy is linked to autism in children, urging pregnant women to avoid the…
When mental health apps become worry engines: how digital ‘care’ can hijack our anxieties
Mikael Klintman, Lund University It’s 2:47 am and your phone buzzes on the nightstand. The notification suddenly glows in the darkness: “You’re on a 7-day streak!”; “Don’t break your streak!”.…
AI still isn’t making a serious impact on university education – here’s why
Ángel Bartolomé Muñoz de Luna, Universidad CEU San Pablo and Sonia Martín Gómez, Universidad CEU San Pablo Artificial intelligence (AI) promised to revolutionise the field of education. But how, and…
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
James Watson, The University of Queensland; Maximilian Kotz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and Tatsuya Amano, The University of Queensland Human-driven climate change threatens many species, including birds.…
How can you be sure your clothing has been produced ethically?
Aayushi Badhwar, RMIT University Today’s consumers are swimming in a sea of information. Products are marketed with big, bold words such as “sustainable”, “ethical” and “organic”. They sound good, they…
Viral violent videos on social media are skewing young people’s sense of the world
Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney and T.J. Thomson, RMIT University When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University,…