Farewell to summer? ‘Haze’ and ‘trash’ among Earth’s new seasons as climate change and pollution play havoc: Throughout history, people have viewed seasons as relatively stable, recurrent blocks of time that neatly align farming, cultural celebrations and routines with nature’s cycles. But the seasons as we know them are changing. Human activity is rapidly transforming …
Apple, Tesla and Nvidia were among 2023’s ‘magnificent seven’ stocks – here’s what to expect from them all in 2024: In the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a group of seven gunfighters protect a village from bandits. Only three survive to ride out of town at the end of the movie. The odds look much …
Cockney and Queen’s English have all but disappeared among young people – here’s what’s replaced them: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Cockney and received pronunciation (Queen’s English) were once spoken by people of all ages, but they are no longer commonly spoken among young people in the south-east of England. In new research, colleagues and I recorded the voices …
Ukraine war: mixed signals among Kyiv’s allies hint at growing conflict fatigue: It is now almost 600 days since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the war that has followed has tested the resilience of both countries. But it has also tested those in the west that have supported Ukraine from the start. …
Bankruptcy is spiking among UK borrowers – but there are debt relief options if you are struggling financially: SB Arts Media/Shutterstock UK households have one of the highest debt levels in the world. Steadily increasing in the last two decades, the average total debt per household (including mortgages) is £65,619 as of August 2023. This …
How Russia is fighting for allies among the Brics countries using ‘memory diplomacy’: Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting Russia’s global influence. In 2023 Russian officials visited Angola, Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, South Africa …
Ukraine recap: bridgehead across the Dnipro river a key objective as Kyiv works to maintain solidarity among allies: Google the words “Ukraine counteroffensive” and the adverb you will most commonly find associated with them is “slowly”. The popular misconception in the months leading up to the launch of Ukraine’s summer push was that, like last …
South African women: violence, health and money issues among 5 biggest obstacles that stand in their way: Getty Images Every year on 9 August South Africa celebrates Women’s Day, marking an important moment in the country’s history. This was the day in 1956 when women marched to the seat of government, the Union Buildings in …
Eating disorders and self-harm rose among teenage girls during the pandemic – new UK study: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Evidence tells us the COVID pandemic and measures put in place to contain the virus negatively affected the mental health of adolescents and young people in the UK and elsewhere. One review study published in August 2021 estimated that …
‘Drinking isn’t an option, it’s more of a requirement’: the reasons for high alcohol consumption among some student athletes: AstroStar/Shutterstock Binge drinking is commonplace in university sport. Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students. Research that surveyed students in England found that 62% of student sportspeople reported drinking at least …
Acer Ranks Among Forbes’ List of World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies in 2022: Acer has been included in Forbes’ list of the World’s Top Women-Friendly Companies in 2022. Forbes cooperated with the market research institute Statista in conducting an anonymous survey of nearly 85,000 women working in multinational companies around the world. The selection of the …
We tested the wastewater from planes to detect COVID among travellers – here’s what we found: Wichudapa/Shutterstock Small traces of many pathogens, such as viruses we may be infected with, are excreted when we go to the toilet. Ultimately, these agents find their way to municipal wastewater treatment plants where sewage samples can be taken …
Floods in Nigeria: building dams and planting trees among steps that should be taken to curb the damage: Floods have hit 27 of Nigeria's 36 states this year. Sodiq Adelakun/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians are no strangers to flooding. In some parts of the country, flooding is an annual event. But the intensity varies from …
COVID has taken a greater toll on mental health among people from ethnic minorities – sadly this is no surprise: Fernando @cferdophotography/Unsplash We’ve known for some time now that the physical effects of the pandemic have not been distributed evenly across society. For example, data from the UK and other countries has shown that a …
Obesity is on the rise among South African women — a risk to maternal and child health: Shutterstock Obesity in adults has nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016 across the world. The World Health Organization estimated that by 2016, about 1.9 billion adults worldwide were overweight. More than 650 million of these adults were obese. …
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Drug use among young people in England is down 24%: Drug use fell by 12% in 2021. fotoNino/Shutterstock Adolescence is the time of life when young people – but especially boys – are more prone to experiment and take risks. This can include trying alcohol and other drugs for the first time. A new report …
TikTok really could be a factor in the rise of tics among young women – but its real cause is this medical condition: Peter Snaterse/Shutterstock A recent Channel 4 TV programme, Britain’s Tourette Mystery – Scarlett Moffatt Investigates, promised to explain why there has been an increase in the number of people, mainly teenage girls, …