Category: The Conversation

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Neil Glasser, Professor of Physical Geography, Aberystwyth University Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only stable glaciers. But scientists have found the glacier is now in sudden and probably irreversible retreat – and this collapse is a warning for the world’s…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Sara Gibbings, Lecturer, Department of Film and Television, University of Bristol As the roar of the Lionesses’ victory at the Euros quietens to a mere purr, there can be little doubt that women’s football is entering a new era for representation on both big and small…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Alison Ng, Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University Zaruna/Shutterstock Longer, darker lashes are having a moment. For those avoiding the risk or expense of lash extensions, serums can seem like a safer, more affordable option. But not all lash serums are created equal –…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham With only two days to go before the expiry of his latest ultimatum to end the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the US president, Donald Trump, dispatched his envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow for the fifth time on…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Deborah Dunn-Walters, Professor of Immunology, University of Surrey Joshua Sukoff/Shutterstock US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced he is cancelling US$500 million (£374 million) of research into mRNA vaccines, citing unproven concerns about their safety and long-term effects. Kennedy has claimed that mRNA vaccines…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Marcel Plichta, PhD Candidate in the School of International Relations, University of St Andrews Donald Trump appears to be making another attempt to organise a three-way summit with Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to end the Russian invasion. Putin’s reluctance to meet his Ukrainian…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Giorgia Doná, Professor of Forced Migration and Co-director of the Centre for Migration, Refugees and Belonging, University of East London Anti-migration protesters and counterprotesters have clashed in recent weeks outside of hotels housing asylum seekers. While the protests have not reached the violent scale of the…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Insects are arguably the most important animals on the planet. Their variety is unparalleled in nature, and they carry out vital tasks such as pollinating plants and providing food for…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Melanie O’Brien, Associate Professor in International Law, The University of Western Australia In January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional ruling in a case brought by South Africa against Israel, alleging genocide in Gaza. The court found Palestinians have a “plausible”…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Adam Brumm, Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University A stone tool from 1.04 million year ago. M.W. Moore/University of New England Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a…