By Sarah G. Phillips, Professor of Global Conflict and Development; Non-Resident Fellow at the Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies (Yemen), University of Sydney
The “Signalgate” story has received wall-to-wall coverage since Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor of The Atlantic, published explosive details about a Signal group chat where senior US officials discussed impending airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the coverage has focused on details of most concern to Western audiences, including the depth of the security breach, the classification status of the material that…
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By Paul McGreevy, Professor, School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
Cathrynne Henshall, Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Workers in the Australian racing industry allege horses are being routinely medicated for track work, at the peril of rider and horse safety.
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By Jean-François Bureau, Professor, School of Psychology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Audrey-Ann Deneault, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
Psychology researchers studying parent-child relationships and child mental health offer five ways parents can address public discourse around a trade war and Canada becoming annexed as the 51st American state.
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By Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham
China’s leader wants to see more foreign investment in the upcoming years as he casts around for new non-US markets.
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By Sayed Elhoushy, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Queen Mary University of London
So many cities with densely populated communities living in flats without gardens struggle to find sustainable solutions to food waste.
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By David Bacci, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Thermofluids Laboratory, University of Oxford
The most advanced fighter jets in the world are known as “fifth generation”. They contain technologies developed in the first part of the 21st century. Examples of fifth generation fighter jets include America’s F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor, China’s Chengdu J-20 and Russia’s Sukhoi SU-57.
Now, however, nations are moving ahead with the sixth generation of combat jets. In the past few months, China has flown its…
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By Kate McNicholas Smith, Lecturer in Television Theory, University of Westminster
The term “lore” has, well, a whole lot of lore. Now essential online slang, the word can be traced back to Old English, where it referred primarily to learning, as in the act of teaching or being taught.
Over time, lore came to be associated with more informal knowledge, passed on through word of mouth. The term “folklore,” the “lore…
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By Danielle Mariann Dove, Surrey Future Fellow and Lecturer in English Literature, University of Surrey
The upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell has courted controversy since it was first announced, with Fennell’s choice of leading lady and man drawing internet critics.
Playing tragic heroine Catherine Earnshaw is the 34-year-old blonde Margot Robbie, and as tortured Heathcliff will be fellow Aussie, the 27-year-old Jacob Elordi. If you’re familiar with Emily…
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By Craig Russell, Lecturer, Pharmacy, Aston University
If you’ve ever tried discussing medicines with friends or family and found yourself stumbling over the pronunciation — or even resorting to snapping a photo of the medicine’s packaging to show your pharmacist, instead of remembering the name — you’ve probably wondered: where do drug names come from, and why can’t they be easier to remember?
Occasionally, drug names are short and snappy. But more often, they seem more like something from Greek or Norse mythology. While these names may seem overwhelming at first, they’re chosen with purpose, not as a way for big pharma to show off.
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By Aisling Pigott, Lecturer, Dietetics, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Protein intake dominates fitness advice. Whether you want to build muscle, improve your fitness or watch your weight, the common advice handed out by everyone from fitness influencers to doctors is that we need more protein.
But while protein does play an essential role in maintaining our muscle mass and overall health, all this increased attention on the importance of protein in the media…
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