Women suffer the myths of the hymen and the virginity test
By Sherria Ayuandini, Washington University in St Louis
The Indonesian public lambasted the Indonesian police after Human Rights Watch released a report that police conducted...
How we restored Harvard's Rothko murals – without touching them
By Narayan Khandekar, Harvard University
In 1989, I was a conservation student at the Courtauld Institute in London. During a class on varnish removal, my...
Don’t believe the hype – we are a long way from an HIV cure
By Timothy P Lahey, Dartmouth College
HIV has infected over seventy million people but only one of them has been cured: Timothy Ray Brown.
An HIV-positive...
Alan Rusbridger leaves big shoes to fill at The Guardian
By Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology
Alan Rusbridger, who has announced that he is leaving the editorship of The Guardian after 20 years in...
Movie about Obamas’ first date merely a sequel in long-running saga
By Chris Rojek, City University London
A film about the Obamas which will dramatise their famous first date one summer afternoon in 1989 is planned....
What did the Romans ever do for us? They left a water warning
By Jonathan Bridge, University of Liverpool
As all good Monty Python fans know, water technologies feature large in the legacy of benefits left by Roman...
Top five things you can do to keep your heart healthy
By Ivy Shiue, Heriot Watt University
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), the catch-all term for diseases affecting the heart and blood vessels – including heart attack and...
Drug shortage crisis puts public health at risk
By Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, MedStar Washington Health Center
Hospitals and pharmacies around the country are facing severe shortages of essential drugs. These shortages can limit access...
