|
G7 leaders are meeting in an emergency virtual summit today to discuss how to respond to events in Afghanistan. Evacuations continue but the Taliban has rejected calls to extend the rescue mission beyond its current August 31 deadline.
Then what happens? Does everyone just walk away? Those in charge seem at a loss as to what to do next. Sten Rynning has been studying western interventions for a long time and has some uncompromising advice. It begins with admitting defeat and adopting a more realistic stance on what is possible in a suddenly changed world.
Sleep researchers have revealed new findings that add to our understanding of what makes us nod off, and this could also shed light on what helps to keep us awake. And as the Paralympics kick off in Tokyo, we look at how the games have evolved over the years.
|
EPA
Sten Rynning, University of Southern Denmark
The US, Nato and the EU must support stability on the ground, even if it’s not the type of stability they wanted.
|
The ‘hourglass’ tracks how much sleep we’ve had.
namaki/ Shutterstock
Lukas B. Krone, University of Oxford; Vladyslav Vyazovskiy, University of Oxford; Zoltán Molnár, University of Oxford
Our study is the first to show that the cortex regulates sleep.
|
Kurt Freanley of Australia wins the men’s T54 5000-meter final in just over 10 minutes at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
Bob Daemmrich | Alamy
Christopher Brown, University of Hertfordshire
Since the Games’ post-war beginnings, the Paralympics have become the second-largest mega-event in the international sporting calendar. Is the core purpose being lost?
|
Health
|
-
Philip Clarke, University of Oxford; Laurence Roope, University of Oxford; Raymond Duch, University of Oxford
Randomised controlled trials are used for drug trials. They should be used to find out of incentives to get the jab work too.
|
|
Science + Technology
|
-
David Rothery, The Open University
From the tallest cliff in the solar system to its largest impact basin, geological processes on other worlds are very similar to those on our own planet.
|
|
Environment + Energy
|
-
Dr. Ananya Mukherjee, University of Surrey
Biogas is often overlooked as a source of renewable energy, but it could be a solution to dealing with the 9.5 million tonnes of food waste created by the UK every year.
|
|
|
Petersfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2EW, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Cambridge
|
|
Lancaster University, Lancaster , Lancashire, LA1 4YW, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — Lancaster University
|
|
King's College, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB24 3FX, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Aberdeen
|
|
Online, Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — University of Southampton
|
|
|
|
