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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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Does menopause cause a ‘collagen cliff’? What you need to know

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adam Taylor, Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University Fibroblast, collagen and elastin fibres. Olga Zinkevych/Shutterstock Collagen has become a staple of skincare advertising and social media wellness trends. But it is not just a buzzword. It is the most abundant protein in the body and helps support…

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New test promises to detect cancer earlier — from tiny particles in bodily fluids

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Sara Hassanpour Tamrin, Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Cancer claims more than 10 million lives every year globally. Research shows that detecting cancer early can greatly improve a patient’s chance of survival. And yet we lack…

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As Arctic waters open up, Canada must prepare for oil spills

April 28, 2026

Source: MIL-OSI-Submissions-English Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Chunjiang An, Associate Professor, Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University Canada’s Arctic is opening faster than protection efforts are keeping pace. As sea ice declines, shipping is expanding across Arctic and sub-Arctic waters. That may bring economic opportunities, but it also raises the risk of…