Returning the ‘three sisters’ – corn, beans and squash – to Native American farms nourishes people, land and cultures
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2020-11-26
Manoj Tiwary’s Cryptic Tweet On Virat Kohli’s Comments On Rohit Sharma Injury | Cricket News
Virat Kohli on Thursday said there was confusion, uncertainty and “lack of clarity” over Rohit Sharma’s injury saga. Addressing the media ahead of the first ODI between India and Australia in Sydney, Kohli said “It’s been very confusing and a lot of uncertainty and lack of clarity around the situation.”Continue Reading
2020-11-26
UK government’s foreign aid cuts put girls’ education at risk
Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock The UK government’s 2020 spending review includes a cut in international aid, from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5%. My research shows that this will have severe effects on the lives of girls worldwide. Earlier this year, my colleagues and I at the University of CambridgeContinue Reading
2020-11-26
Vaccine hesitancy is not new – history tells us we should listen, not condemn
Following the good news from three separate COVID-19 vaccine trials, optimism that life might be “back to normal by spring” is running high. There are many reasons to temper this optimism as there is a lot we don’t know about the safety and long-term efficacy of these vaccines, as manyContinue Reading
2020-11-26
Periodic table: scientists propose new way of ordering the elements
Alexey Godzenko/Shutterstock The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard to overstate its importance as an organising principle in chemistry – all budding chemists become familiar with it from the earliest stages ofContinue Reading
2020-11-26
Why you need to stay home this Christmas – public health expert
This year, it's safer to celebrate on Zoom. insta_photos/Shutterstock In early November, the UK government put England into its second coronavirus lockdown. With rising infections nationally, strained health services and the threat of yet more deaths, the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, said: “There is no alternative”. An important factorContinue Reading
2020-11-26
The end of Golden Dawn: has Greece shown us how to deal with neo-Nazis?
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. This was the beginning of a long period of turmoil in Greek politics that saw aContinue Reading
2020-11-26
IPSO: press regulator’s ‘guidance’ for reporting on Muslims is not fit for purpose
It shouldn’t be controversial to say journalists have failed in reporting on Muslims and Islam in the UK. Inaccurate use of terms and frequently negative constructions can make the religion seem strange, dangerous, or simply not British. Scholars have shown how journalists frequently associate Islam with terrorism and extremism. ThoughContinue Reading
2020-11-26
How gardening at school can tackle child obesity
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Childhood obesity is a major public health concern in the UK. Surveys conducted in 2017 and 2018 showed that 28% of children aged from two to 15 in England were overweight or obese. Overweight and obese children have a greater chance of staying obese as adults. They are atContinue Reading
2020-11-26