Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?: Tipping points in the climate become more likely beyond 1.5°C of warming. Desdemona72/Shutterstock Continued greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points. These are self-sustaining shifts in the climate system that would lock-in devastating changes, like sea-level rise, even …
Universal credit changes: increasing pressure on part-time workers is the wrong move at the worst time: The growth plan will require thousands more workers on universal credit to search for more work or face sanctions. 1000 Words/Shutterstock Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has laid out the government’s “mini budget”, a package of tax cuts that will mostly …
Comments policy: We still want to hear from you – we just needed to make some changes: shutterstock A recent spam attack led us to closing comments on all articles across The Conversation’s seven sites. Now that things have settled down we have introduced a more nuanced approach in a bid to manage the threat …
Jellyfish alert: increased sightings signal dramatic changes in ocean food web due to climate change: Joost van Uffelen/Shutterstock Did you see a jellyfish on a recent trip to the seaside? UK beachgoers are more likely to spot one now than in the past, as rising sea temperatures due to climate change have ushered more of …
UK inflation: how experts pick goods to track price changes and what it says about UK consumers: What goes into the shopping basket of goods used to track inflation? Tara Clark/Unsplash, CC BY-SA For the first time in several generations, inflation is a concern for people in the UK. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose …
Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers: A farm worker picks medical cannabis flowers in Kasese, Uganda, in 2020. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for nearly …
How Africa can respond to the seismic changes in the world: lessons from history: Getty images Fundamental changes are taking place in the world: what are the implications for Africa? A generation ago, newly appointed Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Secretary-General Dr Salim Ahmed Salim posed that question under circumstances different from today, but of …
Nationality and Borders Act becomes law: five key changes explained: At almost the last minute before the parliamentary session ended, after months of pushback from the House of Lords and despite vehement protests from those supporting refugees and migrants, the UK government has succeed in introducing the Nationality and Borders Act. These are the five …
Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spells potential trouble for Kenya: Kenya is expected to import 700,000 tonnes of maize for 2022/23 Getty Images Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season. This will bring about some changes …
Brain charts: first comprehensive view of how the brain changes over a lifetime: Triff/Shutterstock For decades, growth charts have been used by paediatricians as reference tools. The charts allow health professionals to plot and measure a child’s height and weight from birth to young adulthood. The percentile scores they provide, especially across multiple visits, help …
Ukrainian Heroes Street: the ideology behind street name changes: Across eastern Europe, the addresses of Russian embassies are being changed as a form of protest against the war in Ukraine. In the Latvian capital, Riga, the section of Antonijas Street where the Russian embassy is located is set to be renamed Ukrainian Independence Street. And …
National insurance rise: what do upcoming tax changes mean for me? An expert explains: MemoriesStocker / Shutterstock April 6 marks the start of the new 2022-23 tax year and the day most workers start to pay a new tax: the health and social care levy. For one year only, the levy will take the form …
Tanzania’s Hassan has made changes: but the ruling party retains a tight grip: Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images She may have been Tanzania’s ‘accidental president’, but Samia Suluhu Hassan has used her first year in office to cement her power. The way in which she took over the position put …
Three likely changes in Mali after France withdraws – and two options for the junta: French Marine Special Operation Forces trained Mali's soldiers under the Task Force Takuba mission. Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images Eight years have passed since the French military launched its operations in Mali at the request of Mali’s then …
Eight changes the world needs to make to live with COVID: More and more people have been asking for a return to normal, and with omicron waning, governments are starting to act. The UK, for example, is removing its remaining public health measures, including mandatory self-isolation of COVID cases and free testing. However, the inescapable …
How trying to copy a COVID vaccine changes the outlook for African countries: Afrigen, a biotechnology company based in Cape Town, South Africa, is developing Africa's first proprietary COVID-19 vaccine. Kristin Palitza/picture alliance via Getty Images The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced the first six African countries that will receive technology to produce messenger …
Africa’s relations with the EU: a reset is possible if Europe changes its attitude: Some African and European leaders at the last AU-EU summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, November 2017. Philippe Wojazer/AFP via Getty Images Summits between the African Union and European Union are essential to setting the big picture agenda of contemporary Africa-EU relations. …
Highway Code changes: what they mean and why they probably aren’t enough to change behaviour: Vitpho/Shutterstock In urban areas, pedestrians and cycle users are particularly at risk on the roads. In inner London between 2013 and 2015, 54% of all road traffic fatalities were pedestrians, and 17% were cycle users. In 2020, there were 141 …