Conflict News
April 19, 2024
Top Headlines
Feb. 14, 2024 — Jared Diamond proposed that Eurasia's unique geographic axis of orientation fueled a rapid spread of critical innovations among its societies, leading to a cultural and military dominance over other regions. A team of ecologists and cultural ...
Feb. 7, 2024 — A more accurate way of identifying underground nuclear tests, including those conducted in secret, has been ...
Jan. 16, 2024 — Neuroscientists have investigated whether playing violent video games leads to a reduction in human empathy. To do this, they had adult test subjects play a violent video game repeatedly over the course of an experiment lasting several weeks. Before ...
Dec. 11, 2023 — 18% of Ukraine's most talented scientists have fled due to the war and research capacity is down 20%, according to recent research. The researchers urge stakeholders to plan future policies to ensure the return of talent for rebuilding ...
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Mar. 14, 2024 — Advanced killer robots are more likely to blamed for civilian deaths than military machines, new research has revealed. The study shows that high-tech bots will be held more responsible for ...
Jan. 24, 2024 — Scientists no longer have direct access to data from Russian Arctic research stations. Without this data, our view of climate changes in the region is increasingly biased, new research ...
Dec. 7, 2023 — Once an entrepreneur always an entrepreneur? Not necessarily, says a new study. Former entrepreneurs can transition from being their own boss into successful employees within an organization, ...
Nov. 14, 2023 — A new study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung cancers in British and Australian naval personnel than in other armed ...
Nov. 14, 2023 — For the first time, teachers in a nationwide study have told researchers what strategies they think work best to deal with student violence against educators. Teachers rated suspending or expelling ...
Nov. 8, 2023 — As new technologies like artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as drones and so-called 'cyberweapons' such as malware and ...
Nov. 2, 2023 — Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms can and are being used to radicalize, polarize, and spread racism and political instability, says an academic. An expert argues that AI and algorithms are ...
Oct. 12, 2023 — Food shortages caused by extreme weather could lead to civil unrest in the UK, according to a new study which has surveyed some of the country’s leading food ...
Sep. 18, 2023 — It's no longer just about stopping, but how we can live with climate change. To figure this out, we must delve into our cultures. A new study points out how our history could help guide the ...
Sep. 11, 2023 — New results reveal that many of Africa's remaining lions live within small, fragmented populations at risk of disappearing. The researchers developed ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers conducted a survey to understand how the mental health of displaced Ukrainians has been affected by the ongoing war. Their findings describe high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Changing weather patterns induced by climate change are contributing to shifts in the location of terrorist activity, according to new ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — A new study looks at 110 years of income tax history across the U.S. and notes out-migration by wealthy ...
Feb. 21, 2024 — There exists a narrative about climate change that says there are winners and losers -- with Russia being one of the countries that stand to benefit from its effects. In a new study, researchers ...
Dec. 13, 2023 — And after nearly two years of fighting, war is destroying Ukraine’s cultural heritage on a scale not seen since World War II, according to new ...
Aug. 10, 2023 — Concealed guns significantly impact homicide rates and public safety, according to a new study that found an increase in homicides based on the number of concealed carry weapons licenses ...
Aug. 8, 2023 — Russia's war in the Ukraine has severe consequences not only for humans, it also has detrimental effects on populations of urban and semi-urban wildlife in the attacked cities and regions. ...
Aug. 1, 2023 — The statistical model identifies links between battles in Africa and can be applied to other armed conflicts, according to a new ...
July 13, 2023 — Research finds 'AI-tocracy,' China's increased investments in AI-driven facial-recognition technology, both help the regime repress dissent and may drive the technology ...
Feb. 20, 2023 — World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new ...
Feb. 7, 2023 — New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce enough food to feed its population in a nuclear winter, researchers have ...
Feb. 5, 2023 — How long people live is less predictable and life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries, compared to peaceful countries, according to a new study. It ...
Jan. 17, 2023 — A new report by artificial intelligence (AI) and foreign policy experts predicts that deepfakes technology is on the brink of being used much more widely, including in targeted military and ...
Dec. 22, 2022 — A new study puts the risk of firearm-related death in perspective and calls attention to the urgent need for violence reduction interventions in the United ...
Nov. 3, 2022 — Only a handful of U.S. states showed a surge in gun violence incidents in mid-2020 during civil unrest at the start of COVID-19 lockdowns and the murder of George Floyd, a new study finds. The study ...
Oct. 27, 2022 — When groups of people need to reach a decision, they will often take a straw poll to test opinions before the official vote. New research shows that one specific voting method proved more effective ...
Oct. 19, 2022 — Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia, is plagued by political and economic crises. The fall of a president, a military putsch and the crackdown on religious minorities have had an impact not only on ...
Oct. 17, 2022 — The COVID-19 pandemic and the return of military conflict to Europe are two of the present's defining crises. A new study sheds light on their ramifications for the global energy ...
Oct. 13, 2022 — If Russia's war in Ukraine significantly reduces grain exports, surging prices could worsen food insecurity, with increases up to 4.6% for corn and 7.2% for wheat. That also would have an ...
Oct. 6, 2022 — An opinion piece urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization could potentially collapse due to climate change. Scientists have warned that climate change ...