Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognisable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no pets. Domestication is a special kind of...
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The World’s Oldest Story? Astronomers Say Global Myths about...
In the northern sky in December is a beautiful cluster of stars known as the Pleiades or the “seven sisters”. Look carefully and you will probably count six stars. So why do we say there are seven of...
Major New Study Unveils Complexity and Vast Diversity of...
Africa is the cradle of humankind. All humans are descendants from this common pool of ancestors. Africa and its multitude of ethnolinguistic groups are therefore fundamental to learning more about...
What if the World Was One Country? A Psychologist on Why We Need...
There are countless different species on the surface of this planet. One of these is the human race, which has over seven billion members. In one sense, there are no nations, just groups of humans...
How Many People will Migrate due to Rising Sea Levels? Our Best...
An article in 2011 shocked many by suggesting that up to 187 million people could be forced to leave their homes as a result of two metres of sea-level rise by 2100. Almost a decade on, some of...
How Self-proclaimed ‘Prophets’ from a Growing Christian Movement...
In addition to symbols of white supremacy, many of the rioters at the Capitol on Jan. 6 carried signs bearing religious messages, such as “Jesus Saves” and “In God We Trust” while others chanted...
Whilst Rich Countries Hoard COVID-19 Vaccines, Herbs Remain The...
As the second – more deadly – wave of the Coronavirus sweeps through Africa sending infection and death rates soaring, citizens without access to modern medical services and unsure if any vaccines...
The End of Golden Dawn: Has Greece Shown us How to Deal with Neo...
When a wave of right-wing extremism hit Greece in 2012, few would have predicted that Golden Dawn, one of the groups involved, would grow to become the third-largest party in the Greek parliament...
COVID-19, Africa’s Conservation and Trophy Hunting Dilemma
Wildlife conservation hasn’t escaped the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is largely due to the fact that tourism funding, which supports the conservation of wide swaths of Africa and some 23...
Prosecute Donald Trump for Coronavirus Crimes? No, But Maybe...
On the day that President Trump officially leaves office with the threat of conviction by the Senate as well as a possible criminal indictment for his alleged role in inciting the Capitol Hill...
Misogyny in the Capitol: Among the Insurrectionists, a Lot of...
Among the various forms of violence on display during the U.S. Capitol insurrection, one has been largely overlooked: misogyny, or hatred toward women. Yet behaviours and symbols of white male power...
Toxic Waste Dumping in the Gulf of Guinea Amounts to...
Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries – such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing – and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is...
Indonesian Cave Paintings Show the Dawn of Imaginative Art and...
Our team has discovered a cave painting in Indonesia that is at least 44,000 years old and which may cast new light on the beginnings of modern religious culture. This ancient painting from the...
Executions Don’t Deter Murder, Despite the Trump...
Three more federal inmates are slated to be executed before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, though the first received a temporary stay hours before she was slated to die on Jan. 12, before...
Free Speech in America: is the US Approach Fit for Purpose in...
The counting of electoral college votes to certify the result of a US election is usually a routine affair. But emboldened by a provocative speech by outgoing president Donald Trump, an angry mob of...
Capitol Riots: Ashli Babbitt and the Far-Right Radicalisation of...
In the wake of the attack on the US Capitol, there has been a lot of discussion of the role of the 35-year-old US Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who was one of the five people killed during...
The Fight Over the Destiny of Southern Africa’s Wildlife
It’s a fight that pits people against animals, African nations against western conservationists, leading some to ask ‘do black lives matter less than wildlife in Southern Africa?’...
Social Media Finally Banned Trump. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Help...
It was a sight not seen since the 1812 war, not even when the civil war was at its peak. Insurgents, some armed, stormed the halls of the Capitol building on Wednesday, January 6, shocking the nation...
Julian Assange’s Extradition Victory Offers Cold Comfort for...
When UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser declared she was rejecting the US request to extradite Julian Assange, his partner Stella Moris wept with relief. In an emotional speech outside the court...
Journalism’s Assange Problem
These days, anybody with an internet connection can be a publisher. That doesn’t make everybody a journalist. This distinction has become more important than ever in light of two recent events. One...