Sudan is awash with weapons: how the two forces compare and what that means for the war
May 16, 2023 13:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has escalated following an outbreak of violence in April 2023. There is intensive fighting in Sudans capital, Khartoum,...
A political mountain to climb: why the Alps are such a commonly used metaphor in European thought
May 16, 2023 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views
È qui, su queste montagne, in queste valli … che la Repubblica celebra oggi le sue radici con la festa della Liberazione. It is here on these mountains, in these valleys, that the Republic today...
Why rental properties are more likely to be mouldy and what's needed to stop people getting sick
May 16, 2023 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
Rental properties are more likely be mouldy than other homes. This is a concern as excessive mould growth is known to harm human health. Once buildings are infested with mould, the difficult and costly issue of...
May 11, 2023 15:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Reading the Torah, there is no doubt about motherhoods important role in Jewish literature and life. The Hebrew Bible is replete with stories of women who feel incomplete without children, although Orthodox...
May 11, 2023 15:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views
In July 2022, BBC Africa Eye released a documentary on gang activity in northwestern Nigeria. The programme, The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara, examined the raids on villages, abductions and murders that have plagued swaths...
Climate: modelling micro-algae to better understand the workings of the ocean
May 11, 2023 15:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The ocean absorbs a quarter of the CO₂ given out by human activities, playing a major role in slowing climate change. To have a better grasp of these processes is crucial to understand the oceans role in the global climate...
Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'
May 11, 2023 15:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views
There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to less smart phones like old-school flip and slide phones. Flip phones were popular in the mid-1990s and 2000s, but now seem to be making...
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