New BBC series reveals more about the wise old elephant, but many mysteries remain
By Vicky Taylor, The Open University and David Robinson, The Open University
The life story of any animal involves daily struggles and triumphs, twists and...
Ebola’s impact on the West African economy
By Enase Okonedo, Lagos Business School
Of the 16 countries in West Africa only three – Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – are affected...
Compulsory sex education won’t reduce rates of teenage pregnancy
By David Paton, University of Nottingham
Proposals to force all schools to teach a compulsory sex education curriculum from primary level up and to restrict...
Radical proposal to safeguard the NHS fails to tackle problem of productivity
By Graham Cookson, University of Surrey
Running a healthcare system is expensive. At present we spend about 8% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on...
Ottawa shootings: Canada ‘lost its innocence’ a long time ago
By Steve Hewitt, University of Birmingham
To read much of the media coverage of the shootings at the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, you might think...
New York mayor’s preschool crusade helps better-off families
By Bruce Fuller, University of California, Berkeley
Rookie New York mayor Bill de Blasio – poster child for America’s insurgent progressives – has promised to...
Ancient human bone reveals when we bred with Neanderthals
By Daniel Zadik, University of Leicester
When a human bone was found on a gravelly riverbank by a bone-carver who was searching for mammoth ivory,...
Police opposition to Harry Roberts’ release reflects murky history of his case
By Yvonne Jewkes, University of Leicester
The news that Harry Roberts is to be released from prison – potentially within days – has been greeted...
