Starting one’s sex life and having children at a young age can run in the family. But can pregnancy have beneficial health effects and do the partner’s genes contribute to them?

So, you have finally found the partner of your dreams - but no matter how hard you try, no children have come along. Could science offer new answers to mate choice and infertility?

Markku Lähteenvuo has been appointed Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Eastern Finland.

As we near the end of Caribbean Heritage Month, Binghamton University Assistant Professor of English Warren Harding outlines some of the most influential Caribbean women who served as trailblazers in literature.

Copper is essential for life. Our cells need the metal to make energy and stay healthy, but if it is in the wrong place or present in excess, copper can be deadly. Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have identified a key protein that helps maintain copper balance, with implications for treating heart failure and rare diseases.

Researchers from Murdoch University have demonstrated that a spray made from biodegradable polymer could help farmers make better use of rainfall.

Three new ERC Advanced Grants awarded to Politecnico di Milano. The university has secured funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for two projects for which it is the lead institution, Andromeda and ExtrA, as well as a partnership through one of its researchers in another winning project, MetaCARS. The funding falls under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and has been awarded overall to 319 leading senior researchers across Europe, for a total value of €838 million. The Advanced Grants enable them to develop ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that could lead to major advances in their respective fields.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researcher Weinan Xu has developed a bacteria-based process for making thermal interface materials that move heat five to 10 times better than conventional options. The sustainable approach could improve cooling in high-power electronics and energy-storage devices while reducing reliance on the harsh chemicals and high temperatures used in traditional manufacturing.

STDCT will work with PUB, SGTech and the Singapore Water Association to test and validate water-efficient solutions for tropical data centre operations in Singapore.

As the world economy is upended by the attacks on Iran by the US and Israel, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its fourth year without a ceasefire in sight, it’s impossible to know what will happen next in today’s global society. Even the UN, the international organization established to maintain peace, has fallen into a state of dysfunction due to the actions of these permanent members of the Security Council, with no solution to be found. We sat down with Professor HAYASHI Mika of the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, an expert in international law, to hear more about the role of international law in these chaotic times and how the international community should respond.