How trees communicate via a Wood Wide Web
Sep 27, 2016 18:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A new book, The Hidden Life of Trees, claims that trees talk to one another. But is this really the case? The simple answer is that plants certainly exchange information with one another and other organisms such as...
Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
Sep 27, 2016 18:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Current greenhouse gas concentrations could warm the world 3-7℃ (and on average 5℃) over coming millennia. Thats the finding of a paper published in Nature today. The research, by Carolyn Snyder, reconstructed...
History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Sep 27, 2016 18:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The rate of hate crimes reported in the UK has rocketed since the country voted to leave the European Union in June, according to the National Police Chiefs Council. In 2013 we published research on the parallels...
Why the UN can't step in to prosecute Islamic State fighters
Sep 27, 2016 18:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Once again, this years Session of the General Assembly saw a renewed discussion of what role the UN plays in the world and once again, these discussions have revolved around the UNs inaction in Syria and its inability to...
It’s not all about the president: why November's congressional elections matter too
Sep 27, 2016 18:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many international observers of US politics ignore that the new American president, whoever that is, will have to deal on a daily basis with Congress. However, understanding Congress and its relationship with the...
Brexit: why uncertainty is bad for economies
Sep 27, 2016 18:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The predicted economic blow of a Brexit vote was core to the Remain campaign before Britains referendum on EU membership. Since the vote, the lack of an Armageddon has been held up as an example of these fears being...
Kashmir flare-up puts India under new pressure to deal with Pakistan
Sep 27, 2016 18:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In the worst attack against the Indian army in years, militants in Kashmir recently killed 18 soldiers in a predawn raid on an army camp in the town of Uri. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are under...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects