Consumers perceive some misspellings positively, but only if the unconventional spelling is relevant and not too extreme, according to a new study.

South Africa is due to hold local government elections in 2026. In the last election in 2021, only 15% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 21 registered for the election. In view of this, it’s worth ...

Many of us check the weather forecast to plan our day – to decide whether to carry an umbrella, postpone a trip or work from home when snow is on the horizon. But weather alerts ...

Now that Pierre Poilievre has won a byelection to return to the House of Commons, will he maintain his libertarian-flavoured populism of the last few years? Or will he pivot to broaden his base?

In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against the increasing “francophonisation” of the legal ...

I recently asked myself if I’ll still have a healthy brain as I get older. I hold a professorship at a neurology department. Nevertheless, it is difficult for me to judge if a particular brain, ...

Retail is an especially vulnerable sector, with predictions that over 17,300 shops will close this year, costing 200,000 jobs. Last year, the equivalent of 38 shops closed every day. A few ...

For many people, especially those who have not sought more knowledge about AI elsewhere, media platforms are a primary source of information. This is particularly significant in Africa, where ...

The second is that DEI policies and practices discriminate against white people – especially white men – in what’s ...

In 1917, Sigmund Freud described three “narcissistic insults” that had been caused by science. These were moments of scientific breakthrough that showed humans that we are not as special as we once ...

Deidra Davis, Instructional Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Walter Gillis Peacock, Professor of Urban Planning, Texas A&M University Looking back ...

Melissa Scanlan, Professor and Director of the Center for Water Policy, School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of ...