Why we're looking for chemicals in the seabed to help predict climate change

Jan 29, 2019 12:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Hidden in even the clearest waters of the ocean are clues to whats happening to the seas and the climate on a global scale. Trace amounts of various chemical elements are found throughout the seas and can reveal whats...

How a partnership is closing the door on "parachute" research in Africa

Jan 29, 2019 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science

Theres growing condemnation of parachute research among the global scientific community. This refers to the practice of scientists and research groups from the global north conducting research and collecting data in poorer...

DRC musicians, patronage networks and the possibility of change

Jan 29, 2019 12:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment

Popular musicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), like many of their compatriots, have often been forced to depend on political patronage networks for their livelihoods. It dates back to colonial times, but has...

Why we studied proverbs to understand emotion among Ghana's Akan people

Jan 29, 2019 12:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Culture plays a big role in what we feel, how we identify these feelings and what we do to deal with our emotions. So, those raised in more macho cultures may be more likely to suppress emotions like sadness or...

Centre-left Italian mayors are refusing to implement a government decree targeting migrants

Jan 29, 2019 12:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Around 500 people will be evicted from a large refugee reception centre in Castelnuovo di Porto, a town close to Rome, before the end of January. The move follows the adoption of a new security decree in early December...

The world's shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic

Jan 29, 2019 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

For the past few million years the worlds oceans have existed in a slightly alkaline state, with an average pH of 8.2. Now, with carbon emissions escalating, there is more CO2 in the worlds atmosphere. This dissolves in...

Carbon capture and conversion must not rely on rare metals

Jan 29, 2019 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Last year, humans emitted approximately 37 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere a disastrous and unsustainable figure. To avoid the worst effects of climate change we could capture some of that carbon as...