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Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kieran O’Sullivan, Professor, Physiotherapy, University of Limerick Papa Wor/Shutterstock.com Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, yet most treatments offer limited relief. One of the most divisive is acupuncture – recommended in US guidelines for lower back pain but not in the UK.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sarah Olive, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Aston University This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. The book series of the same name has sold over 160 million copies, been translated into 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films. Vampires are perennially…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Elizabeth Coombes, Senior Lecturer in Music Therapy, University of South Wales For many parents of babies and toddlers, there is one YouTube channel that is a household name. Ms Rachel and her Songs for Littles has attracted nearly 17 million subscribers, offering a colourful, playful space…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marta Nieto-Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Portsmouth, Universidad de Salamanca Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock These days, institutions and companies love to announce what they’re doing to tackle the climate crisis. Terms like “sustainable”, “environmentally friendly” and “low-carbon” are often used to trumpet messages about production…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adriana Marin, Lecturer in International Relations, Coventry University The US has “decertified” Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, adding it to a list of countries including Afghanistan, Myanmar and Venezuela. Behind the decision lie surging coca cultivation and a desire to signal that…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chris Perry, Professor in Tropical Coastal Geoscience, University of Exeter Weedy corals colonise a dead reef structure in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Lauren T Toth, CC BY-NC-ND Caribbean coral reefs are sounding the alarm. These ecosystems, which protect millions of people and sustain billion-dollar industries,…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alfred Wilson-Spencer, Research fellow of Mineral Physics, University of Leeds Alfred Wilson-Spencer, CC BY-SA The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University Robert Redford, who has died at the age of 89, was perhaps everybody’s idea of a classical Hollywood movie actor. His conventional good looks – his blond hair, boyish charm and chiselled chin – led him to be…