African women are key to fighting climate change – these are the green skills they will need: Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They’ve faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven’t been able to take part fully …
Ocean mud locks up much of the planet’s carbon – we’re digging deep to map these ancient stores: Damsea/Shutterstock Mud is messy. For some, it’s a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship. Mud, though, is often overlooked, particularly when it lies out of sight. Deep down at the bottom of the sea, it …
Somaliland’s new government is ready to drive change: these are its 3 big goals: The fierce electoral competition in Somaliland – coupled with clan politics and governance challenges – makes it important to understand the implications of the de facto independent state’s recent presidential election outcome. The opposition coalition Waddani won the November election over …
Sex sells in these Zimbabwe take-out chicken ads – showing how fragile masculinity is: Mambo's Chicken ads are the focus of a new study. Rustic/Getty Images Around the world, fast food advertising has been called out for sexualising and objectifying women’s bodies. In South Africa in 2019, for example, one fast food chain was castigated …
Loaded: one of the biggest lads’ mags returns – these are the challenges it will face: Copyright Lawrey Tell the lads. After a nine-year hiatus, Loaded magazine is back. Actually, don’t tell the lads, tell their dads. According to executive director Danni Levy the relaunch is to target the original buyers, only now they’re “living …
These Articles on MyPR Averaged More Than 3 Minutes Reading Time Each: In the world of web stats and performance there is really only one indicator that can tell a PR Professional that their content is receiving love from people. No – it is NOT the number of times that it has been viewed but …
Global triggers: why these five big issues could cause significant problems in 2024: The tensions between the US and China made the global economy shudder in 2023. The ramifications of the Ukrainian war echoed beyond the country’s border. In Africa, the coup d’état in Niger and Gabon contributed to the global democratic retreat of recent …
Seven original 1970s skateparks that show why these urban treasures should be protected: The snake run at Southsea Skatepark near Portsmouth, UK, built during the late 1970s. Patrick Quinn, CC BY-NC-ND Historic Environment Scotland – whose function to date has largely been confined to protecting standing stones, cairns and castles – is proposing to add …
Booker prize 2023: why these shortlisted novels represent a ‘golden age’ of Irish writing: This year’s Booker prize shortlist is an exciting line up, melding established, prize-winning authors and debut writers. The 2023 shortlist contains two Irish authors – Paul Murray and Paul Lynch – and on the long list of 13 novels, Elaine Feeney’s …
Libyan desert’s yellow glass: how we discovered the origin of these rare and mysterious shards: The pieces of Libyan desert glass that formed the basis of the study. Author provided The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and Libya. If you find yourself in a particular part of the …
Ukraine and Moldova have taken a huge step towards EU membership – but these hazards lie ahead: The European Commission has confirmed its support for opening the formal accession process for Ukraine and Moldova to become members of the European Union and for other nations in the western Balkans to move forward with their own …
I’ve studied the art of losing a referendum: the Australian government could have learned from other countries on these key points: It has been billed as Australia’s Brexit – a vote that pitted the so-called elites against the masses. The issue in question was the “voice to parliament”, a consultative body that would have given …
Party conference season is here – but decades of polling evidence suggests these events barely move the dial: From late September to early October, the UK’s political parties gather for their autumn conferences. The Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party will be among the parties bringing their members and MPs together …
Do liposomes make food supplements more effective? A chemistry expert explains common myths about these products: LookerStudio/Shutterstock There has been an explosion in nutritional supplements that promise a superior product because they contain nanoparticles called liposomes. But there’s a lot of misleading information and outright myths about these being shared online, so it’s important to …
Wildfires have wreaked havoc this summer – these plants were prepared: A pine forest in the Canary Islands after a wildfire. Tamara Kulikova/Shutterstock Summer 2023 has seen wildfire crews tirelessly battle forest fires worldwide. The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Moroccan coast, have faced their worst fires in 40 years, but amid the …
Niger coup: Ecowas must do these 3 things to break the stalemate: It’s been a month since military guards under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani ended 12 years of democratic governance in Niger. The situation seems to have reached a stalemate as the junta has refused to restore democracy immediately. In a national broadcast …
Do these seven things really stop mosquitoes biting you?: Pheelings media/Shutterstock There’s one animal that ruins summer evenings: the mosquito. While mosquitoes don’t carry any diseases in the UK, their itchy bites are far from fun. Everyone has a friend who gets covered in mosquito bites and a friend who doesn’t get a single one. …
Why businesses leak new product details and how they benefit from these rumours: Hot gossip. Cara-Foto/Shutterstock Apple’s recent unveiling of the Vision Pro, its first augmented reality and virtual reality (VR) headset, came as a surprise to no one who follows Apple news – rumours had been circulating for years. Apple’s products have a long …