By Sun-Min Yu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Polymer Science and Engineering, UMass Amherst
Steve Granick, Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering, UMass Amherst
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers discovered they can produce electrical signals like neurons.
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By Pierre Micheletti, Responsable du diplôme «Santé -- Solidarité -- Précarité» à la Faculté de médecine de Grenoble, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
The Trump administration’s sudden freeze of funding for USAID is an immediate disaster, but the economic model for international solidarity has been outdated for a long time.
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By Gary K. Waite, Professor Emeritus, Early Modern European History, University of New Brunswick
Far-right politics and Christian nationalism are on the rise in North America and Europe, leading to growing concerns about what it means for human rights and democracy.
As an historian of the demonizing language of the 16th century, I have been watching…
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By Jonathan Cazabonne, Doctorant en mycologie et écologie des vieilles forêts, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
Danny Haelewaters, Head of Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences
Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world’s described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ecosystems, our societies and economies.
They break down organic matter and interact with all groups of organisms — including other fungi. They’re key actors in
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By Justin Stebbing, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
Imagine a world where bacteria, typically feared for causing disease, are turned into powerful weapons against cancer. That’s exactly what some scientists are working on. And they are beginning to unravel the mechanisms for doing so, using genetically engineered bacteria to target and destroy cancer cells.
Using bacteria to fight cancer dates back to the 1860s when William B. Coley, often called the father of immunotherapy,…
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By Sarah Curtis, Doctoral Candidate, Language use in Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease, School of Arts and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University
Ten million people are diagnosed with dementia worldwide each year – that’s more than ever. According to the Alzheimer’s Society approximately one million people in the UK are currently living with the disease. Studies predict this figure will rise to 1.6 million people by 2050.
Alzheimer’s disease is the
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By Michael Head, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024 – about double the number from 2023.
“Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” says Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. “Without high vaccination rates, there is no health security.” Last year, there were 38 deaths from measles.
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By Andrea Reid, Assistant Professor, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
Dalal Hanna, Assistant Professor of Conservation Science, Carleton University
Land-based learning that centres Indigenous perspectives is needed to face the climate-uncertain future and build a next generation of freshwater stewards.
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By Rosie Kerr, Research Associate, Sustainable Food Systems Lab, Lakehead University
Charles Z. Levkoe, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead University
Leigh Potvin, Assistant Professor of Community Studies, Lakehead University
Ensuring food security for the future means supporting food producers and building the infrastructure and policies that make local food accessible, affordable and sustainable for all.
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By Human Rights Watch
(Miri) – Malaysia should move swiftly to strengthen its proposed National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights by ensuring that its key provisions are enforceable, a coalition of three Indigenous, human rights, and environmental groups said today in responding to the Malaysian government’s draft plan. Priorities should include meeting Malaysia’s domestic and international commitments to halt and reverse deforestation, and to mitigate climate change while respecting rights. The draft plan describes proposed reforms to address corruption, labor, and environmental issues that the…
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