By Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Penn State
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only the essentials: tools, seeds and clothing. Anything else would have to come from their new environment.
So they built shelter from local timber, rocks and sod; foraged for food and cultivated the soil beneath their feet; and fabricated tools from whatever they could scrounge up. It was difficult, but ultimately the successful ones made everything they needed to survive.
Something similar will take place when humanity leaves Earth for destinations…
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By Tazreena Sajjad, Senior Professorial Lecturer of Global Governance, Politics and Security, American University School of International Service
The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?
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By Colleen English, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
Since its start in 1935, roller derby has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport that subverts gender norms.
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By Bronwen Powell, Associate Professor of Geography, African Studies and Anthropology, Penn State
Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Assistant Teaching Professor of African Studies and Anthropology, Penn State
Collards may have arrived in southern Morocco via early Muslim traders, and Morocco may have been a stop in the journey the vegetables took to America.
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By Gerard Toal, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
John O’Loughlin, Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder
Kristin M Bakke, Professor in Political Science and International Relations, UCL
More Ukrainians are willing to negotiate for peace now than in the early stages of the conflict − but clear red lines remain for the public.
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By Cindy May, Lecturer in Politics (US Politics), Lancaster University
Power is increasingly being wielded by Trump and his executive branch, which the lawmakers in Congress are either compliant or powerless.
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By Fiona Scott, Senior Lecturer in Digital Literacies, University of Sheffield
My family, like many others, enjoys spending the weekends in play – including playing video games. For our four-year-old, creating choreography in Toca Dance and solving puzzles in Magic Light’s Gruffalo Games have been recent hits.
But while play is understood as vitally important for children’s learning…
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By Amy Gresham, Postdoctoral Research Associate on the iDeer Project, University of Reading
Graeme Shannon, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University
John Healey, Professor of Forest Sciences, Bangor University
Brambles are considered a nuisance by many woodland managers. But we’ve discovered that fallow deer have a surprising taste for it. In our recent research, we found this unexpected preference by analysing plant DNA from fallow deer poo, offering a fascinating glimpse into their diet. And this discovery could help us better understand how deer shape woodland ecosystems and influence conservation efforts.
Historically, UK deer populations declined because of overhunting, but today,…
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By Jessica Widner, Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, University of Strathclyde
Kang’s novels offer an important lens for understanding Korean history and politics, and the grief and strength of the Korean people.
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By Guy Plint, Professor Emeritus, Earth Sciences, Western University
Charles Helm, Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University
Dinosaurs have captured people’s imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist and palaeontologist Gideon Mantell in England.
Dinosaur bones have taught us a great deal about these animals from the “age of dinosaurs”, the Mesozoic Era, which stretched from approximately 252 million years ago to 65 million years ago.…
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