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Robben Island near Cape Town is home to one of South Africa’s largest African Penguin colonies. Kate Campbell and Richard Sherley explain why assessing what food the penguins hunt for and give to their chicks is a good way to better understand the state of the marine ecosystem in which the sea birds are foraging.
The American women’s football team have filed a lawsuit against USA soccer, the governing body of the sport in the country, alleging gender discrimination. Sarah Zipp and Lilamani de Soysa explain how this struggle forms part of a much wider movement for equal rights across all levels of sport, human rights and politics.
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How African penguins hunt and feed their chicks gives insight into the health of the marine ecosystem.
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Kate Campbell, University of Cape Town; Richard Sherley, University of Exeter
How African penguins and their chicks' respond to fish availability informs marine conservation.
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USA vs Spain in a 2019 friendly.
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Sarah Zipp, University of Stirling; Lilamani de Soysa, University of Tsukuba
The best female athletes continue to be treated unfairly compared with male sportsmen.
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Arts + Culture
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Robin R. Means Coleman, Texas A&M University
For decades, black characters in horror movies were objects of ridicule, died first or played evil Voodoo practitioners. But now we're seeing a wave of films created by blacks and starring blacks.
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Alan Marshall, Mahidol University
Godzilla might be radioactive and toxic but he's also a 'green' monster. As the latest 'King of the Monsters' film rampages across our screens, it's time to investigate his ecological credentials.
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Politics + Society
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David B. Moore, University of Johannesburg; Nqobile Zulu, University of Johannesburg
Only psychologists could discern how Dumiso Dabengwa maintained his legendary composure, a necessary trait for an intelligence supremo.
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Alan Collins, Nottingham Trent University; Adam Cox, University of Portsmouth
Suicide rates increase in times of economic strife and uncertainty
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Randy Covington, University of South Carolina
Twelve reporters have been killed so far this year and 172 are in jail, according to a new report on press freedom worldwide. The US places 48th of 180 countries ranked, down two spots from 2018.
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R. Joseph Parrott, The Ohio State University
Political fallout from the Vietnam War gave Congress more power to control foreign affairs, but they have been reluctant to use it.
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Environment + Energy
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Lotfi Belkhir, McMaster University
The first study to assess the carbon footprint of the pharmaceutical industry finds that it is far from green.
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Anders Sandberg, University of Oxford
An expert responds to a teenager who wants to know – is there any hope for humanity's future?
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