China's young affluent consumers show a nationalist bent

Brazil insurrection: how so many Brazilians came to attack their own government

Guilherme Casarões, São Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV/EAESP)

Ousted right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro had been mobilising supporters with talk of electoral fraud.

George Pell: a ‘political bruiser’ whose church legacy will be overshadowed by child abuse allegations Miles Pattenden, Australian Catholic University Pell, often described as a conservative Catholic, was jailed for child sexual abuse in Australia in 2019 but maintained his innocence and was acquitted the following year. How cancer cells move and metastasize is influenced by the fluids surrounding them – understanding how tumors migrate can help stop their spread Yizeng Li, Binghamton University, State University of New York Counterintuitively, cells move faster in thicker fluids. New research on breast cancer cells explains why, and reveals the role that fluid viscosity plays in metastasis. China now publishes more high-quality science than any other nation – should the US be worried? Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University In 2014, Chinese researchers published more papers than any other country for the first time. In 2019, China overtook the U.S. as the No. 1 publisher of the most influential papers. Are dogs left- or right-handed? What the science says Deborah Wells, Queen's University Belfast Dogs have paw preferences, just like humans. Speculum: the creepy history of this ancient gynaecological device and why it’s still feared today Helen King, The Open University Speculums can be painful and invasive for many women. North Korea: record number of missile tests in 2022 has raised fears of nuclear confrontation with the South Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford North Korea’s provocative regime of missile testing has prompted the South to designate it as an enemy. Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why Timothy Kuiper, University of Cape Town; Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, University of Oxford The findings suggest that poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and levels of local human development are higher.

Ousmane Sembène at 100: a tribute to Senegal’s ‘father of African cinema’

David Murphy, University of Strathclyde

Born 100 years ago this year, Africa’s most legendary filmmaker - and a prolific novelist -remains relevant through his beautifully crafted political works.