By Daria Dergacheva
The state media reports on the success of Belarusian state-sponsored Chernobyl program that deals with economic, social and environmental consequences of the disaster, but many are skeptical about it
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By Pierre Bréchon, Professeur émérite de science politique, Sciences Po Grenoble, Auteurs historiques The Conversation France
The French have an ambivalent relationship to the European Union, expressing a strong feeling of European belonging on the one hand, and Euroscepticism toward institutions on the other.
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By Michaela Hruskova, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, University of Stirling
Katharina Scheidgen, Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Silicon Valley investors insist that a startup is a credible business before they will part with funding. European investment hubs like Berlin and Scotland take a different approach.
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By Scott Chiesa, Senior Research Fellow and Alzheimer's Research UK David Carr Fellow, UCL
Many dementia charities advise people to maintain a healthy weight to reduce their risk of dementia. But some studies have suggested that obesity might actually protect against dementia. What does the science say?
The evidence linking obesity to dementia does at first appear to be convincing.…
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By Amnesty International
The Turkish authorities must urgently lift a ban on a planned May Day solidarity demonstration in Istanbul’s Taksim Square and allow people to gather in accordance with a recent ruling by Türkiye’s Constitutional Court, Amnesty International said. Trade unions, opposition parties and other civil society organizations have pledged to gather in Taksim Square despite a […] The post Türkiye: Unlawful ban on May Day celebrations in Istanbul must be lifted appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Christopher Ferrie, A/Prof, UTS Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
A huge investment in building an unproven quantum computer may help local science and industry, but the results are far from a sure thing.
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By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia
If you spend a lot of time exploring fitness content online, you might have come across the concept of heart rate zones. Heart rate zone training has become more popular in recent years partly because of the boom in wearable technology which, among other functions, allows people to easily track their heart rates.
Heart rate zones reflect different levels of intensity during aerobic exercise. They’re most often based on a percentage of your maximum heart rate, which is the highest number of beats your…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Demonstrators mark the anniversary of a far-right extremist attack on February 19, 2020 in Hanau, Germany, that killed nine persons of predominantly Muslim background, February 17, 2024. © 2024 Hasan Bratic, picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Berlin, April 30, 2024) – The German government is falling short in protecting Muslims and people perceived to be Muslims from racism amid rising incidents of hate and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. The absence of a working definition of anti-Muslim racism and a lack of official data on incidents and of investment…
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By Dominique Condo, Senior Lecturer in Sports Nutrition, Deakin University
Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
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By Will McCallum, PhD Candidate - School of Communication and Creative Arts, Deakin University
Simon Wilmot, Senior Lecturer, Film, Deakin University
Earlier this year, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of not supporting Operation Sovereign Borders – the military-led border security operation that has “closed Australia’s borders to unauthorised maritime arrivals”.
It’s a proven line of attack from the Coalition, who claimed to have “stopped the boats” – almost all of which originate from Indonesia…
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