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Texas proposes Bible readings for K-12 students, reigniting century-old legal battle over their place in public schools

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Charles J. Russo, Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton A proposed list of required reading for Texan public schools includes several stories from the Bible. plherrera/E+ via Getty Images In 2023, Texas passed a law aimed at improving…

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America’s founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By David Mislin, Assistant Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University Student artwork on display at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2019, marks the one-year anniversary of the attack. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its…

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Healthy life expectancy falls in the UK – and the decline is worse among women

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Philip Broadbent, Wellcome Multimorbidity PhD Fellow & Public Health Registrar, University of Glasgow LittlePigPower/Shutterstock.com Healthy life expectancy in the UK – the years we can expect to live in good health – has fallen by more than two years over the past decade, according to a…

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Shortages, substitutes and uncertainty: the new reality of drugs supplies

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Tracy Hussell, Director of the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, University of Manchester Yaroslav Astakhov/Shutterstock.com The reliable supply of drugs is fundamental to any healthcare system, yet shortages remain a persistent problem. Disruptions arise from a range of causes: manufacturing failures, fluctuating demand, regulatory…

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How 2 men smashed through a marathon barrier long thought unbreakable

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Mark Connick, Postdoctoral Researcher in Paralympic Classification and Biomechanics, The University of Queensland; Queensland University of Technology On May 6 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was deemed impossible in athletics: he ran a mile in less than four minutes. The milestone was celebrated worldwide,…

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Asha Bhosle: the bad sister whose singing opened up a world of queer possibility for me

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Priyal Chitale, CHASE AHRC Doctoral Researcher and PhD student in the Department of Music, SOAS, University of London Asha Bhosle, the last surviving singing legend of the golden era of Hindi cinema, has died at 92. She debuted in the industry shortly after Indian independence in…

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Romeo and Juliet: a ‘Sliding Doors’ production that plays with time to explore what might have been

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Will Shüler, Vice-Dean of Education and Senior Lecturer, School of Performing and Digital Arts, Royal Holloway, University of London Structurally, Romeo and Juliet is almost a Shakespearean comedy. The Bard’s comic plays tend to turn the world upside down and then neatly restore the social order,…

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Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – USA – By Olivia Harper Wilkins, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Dickinson College The Taurus molecular cloud is a relatively close star-forming region at 450 light-years away. It has been the site of many astromolecule discoveries. European Southern Observatory Astronomers can use telescopes to find specific molecules in the atmospheres…

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Ghana’s fuel payment strategy works for now: how to fix longer term problems

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Ishmael Tingbani, Associate Professor in Accounting, University of Southampton Ghana introduced a new payment arrangement for petroleum imports in 2023, using gold instead of scarce US dollars. The policy was designed to ease pressure on the cedi by reducing the need for upfront dollar purchases to…