One consequence of the pandemic was reduced access to routine healthcare and lower uptake of immunisations. As a result, in November 2022, the World Health Organization declared measles to be an “imminent threat in every region of the world”. They described how a record number of nearly 40 million childrenContinue Reading
Full size blue crab Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful”. It’s a nice sentiment but it doesn’t explain why evolution keeps making crabs. Scientists have long wondered whether there are limits to what evolution can do or if Darwin had the right idea. The truth may lieContinue Reading
A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa’s remotest areas.Continue Reading
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is preparing next year to spin off its consumer health unit into a publicly traded company separate from its pharmaceutical and medical technology operations. Ahead of the split, Morgan Stanley put out a research note, highlighting some of the debates in the market over the move,Continue Reading
Andrey Burmakin / Shutterstock Professional boxing is no stranger to controversy. The British Medical Association, the trade union for doctors in the UK, has called for years for the sport to be banned due to its damaging effects. It has a higher potential for injury than any other contact sport.Continue Reading
In the latest episode of Discovery, an ongoing series via The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear about recent research that showed how a Muslim celebrity footballer helped reduce Islamophobia. When Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool football club in 2017, he quickly became the Premier League team’s star player. As Liverpool wentContinue Reading
h The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, under whose leadership the communist bloc was brought to an end, was met in the west with tributes and personal reminiscences by leaders who had met him and enjoyed his company. This reverence wasn’t matched in RussiaContinue Reading
J ames Cameron says the inspiration and “imagery” for some of his biggest films has come to him in his dreams. The Hollywood director said humans were always “telling ourselves stories” at night and that the job of a screenwriter was finding a way to “formalise” those stories. It comesContinue Reading
Freedom House ranks gap year favourite Vietnam lower than Qatar on political rights and civil liberties. Raphael Rivest / Shutterstock As host of the World Cup, Qatar is currently in the spotlight for years of human rights violations, particularly concerning the treatment of migrant workers and laws on homosexuality. ManyContinue Reading
MANCHESTER UNITED are lining-up a free transfer for Yann Sommer, according to reports. The Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper is in the final year of his deal and is able to move for free in the summer. 1 Yann Sommer is out of contract at the end of the seasonCredit: Rex He’sContinue Reading
