An analysis of Reddit posts about the maternal Tdap vaccine made by pregnant women reveals expectant mothers turning to Reddit to seek advice and reassurance—with fewer outright instances of vaccine hesitation/refusal than has generally been observed for other types of vaccines, according to a study published on August 12, 2026 in the open access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Soojung Jo from Purdue University, United States, and colleagues.

Cesare Fracassi, associate professor of finance, shows that by defining a company’s risk level, agencies can sway some of its business decisions. When Moody’s Ratings reclassified some securities on companies’ balance sheets, it prompted them to borrow an average 22% more — perhaps because they could do so without hurting their credit ratings.

“They raised more debt, and they increased their investments, even though financially, nothing really had happened to the companies,” Fracassi says.

University of Portsmouth study reveals a gap between ambitious conservation laws and the reality of protecting wildlife across the UK and Europe. Wildlife protection frameworks in both the EU and the UK need stronger and more consistent implementation and must recognise animals as “individuals capable of experiencing suffering”, rather than mere ecological assets.