Warming Beyond 1.5°C: What It Means for the World’s Glaciers
International Mountain Day In May this year I attended a climate meeting in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on exploring…
Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s — But What Does Science Really Say About Children and Screens?
Australia has just taken a historic step: becoming the first country in the world to ban social-media accounts for anyone…
Human rights sustain our everyday lives
Human Rights Day Every December 10, the world commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), proclaimed…
Women’s Legacy in Computational Technology: Grace Hopper
World Informatics Day Every year on World Informatics Day, we celebrate the innovators whose vision and dedication have shaped the…
A Mild Earthquake Shakes Vitoria: What Happened and What It Means
Earthquakes are natural movements of the Earth’s crust produced by the sudden release of accumulated energy along geological faults. They…
When the Environment Matters More Than Genes
More and more people are developing autoimmune diseases, and the reason isn’t a sudden mutation or a hereditary predisposition that…
Smart Circular Economy: How Digital Tech Is Reinventing Industrial Business Models
A new study by Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU), Austria explores how companies are using smart, connected technologies to push…
Hanging handkerchiefs, opening doors, enjoying volunteering
International Volunteer Day When I was little, in the small town of my roots, the first thing I did on…
Mudslinging journalism and the rise of Nazism
In the 1928 elections in Germany, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 29.8% of the vote, the Communist Party (KPD)…
Bridging Two Worlds: Empowering Older Adults with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities—a moment to reflect not…