Libya and ISIS: what happened?
By Mieczyslaw P Boduszynski, Pomona College
It took the brutality and slick videography of ISIS to bring Libya back into the headlines, highlighting the lawlessness...
The terrifying philosophy behind Guantanamo torture
By Peter Finn, Kingston University
There are many incredible things about the diary recently published by Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi. It contains over...
New ammunition in the battle to save North American bats from white-nose syndrome
By Chris Cornelison, Georgia State University
It’s been roughly eight years since white-nose syndrome (WNS) was first documented decimating bat populations in upstate New York....
How we can each fight cybercrime with smarter habits
By Arun Vishwanath, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Hackers gain access to computers and networks by exploiting the weaknesses in our...
In praise of the humble fruit fly, leading the way on cancer research
By Joaquín de Navascués, Cardiff University
Cancer research is a global effort involving millions of people, and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster – which has...
The compound behind all those stories about red wine being good for you
By Mohit Kumar Jolly, Rice University
If you’re a teetotaller, your friends have likely tried to convince you to taste red wine by swearing on...
Cardiovascular disease declines in rich countries but poor countries suffer more
By Martin O'Flaherty, University of Liverpool; Piotr Bandosz, University of Liverpool, and Simon Capewell, University of Liverpool
A new Global Cardiovascular Disease Atlas shows that...
WHO suicide report shows we must stop seeing depression as a disorder of developed...
By Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge and Muzaffer Kaser, University of Cambridge
Depression is a major, if not the major, cause of suicide. Every year,...
