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France’s latest heatwave: ‘Temperatures will fall, and we won’t talk about it anymore’
The heatwave that has engulfed France is underscoring the country’s lack of preparedness for climate change. Researcher and climate scientist François Gemenne laments that this is only considered a crisis during heatwaves, saying that France urgently needs to renovate its buildin
Humans and apes have shared a laugh for 15 million years, says study
A new study suggests that Great Apes laugh in a similar way to humans. Researchers analysed old recordings of a variety of apes and found that their laughter shared some common characteristics to that of their human relatives, meaning apes may have had a distant ancestor that lau
'Living in a warming world requires practical solutions that save lives, don't harm our en
As Europe confronts increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, the conversation around climate adaptation is shifting from environmental policy to public health, education, and social infrastructure. Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Caradee Wright, Chief Specialist Sci
Americans' pride in US history and democracy dropped steeply over past decade, poll finds
Americans’ pride in their country's history or the way its democracy works has dropped noticeably over the past decade, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
French hospitals 'better prepared': 'Important lessons learned from deadly 2003 heatwave'
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Antoine Flahault, Epidemiologist, Researcher, and Professor at Université Paris Cité - Hospital Bichat. France's latest heatwave has once again exposed healthcare systems were largely designed for another era. While the immediate focus often
'Politically expedient around the world': Immigrants in South Africa face wrath of xenopho
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Aimée-Noel Mbiyozo, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). South Africa's recurring waves of anti migrant mobilisation reveal a deeper political and socioeconomic paradox. Mbiyozo argues that while public frustra
Climate change 'hitting the world with a vengeance: Higher temperatures for longer periods
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the National Heat Risk Commission at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. Europe's recurring heatwaves are no longer exceptional weather events but evidence of a structural cl
‘There will have to be a reckoning’: Venezuela’s natural disaster meets a collapsing infra
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas program at Chatham House. Sabatini argues that Venezuela's earthquake is not simply a natural catastrophe but a political and institutional one. He contend
How a nicotine reduction policy could reduce smoking disparities and boost productivity
Implementing a federal nicotine reduction strategy may prevent millions of premature deaths, boost productivity and significantly close smoking disparity gaps for individuals with major depression, according to Rutgers Health researchers.
India's immunization program reduced child mortality but highlights need for coordinating
Each year, approximately 700,000 children worldwide die from diseases that vaccines could have prevented, nearly all of them in low- and middle-income countries. New research from University of Notre Dame economist Santosh Kumar Gautam finds that India's national childhood immuni
Immune ecotypes may explain multiple myeloma outcomes missed by disease staging
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a comprehensive single-cell map of the tumor immune microenvironment in multiple myeloma and its precursor conditions. The study provided insights that may explain why patients with similar diagnoses of