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Contracts in South African customary marriages: What they do, can’t do and their impact on inequalities

16 March 2026

Contracts in South African customary marriages: What they do, can’t do and their impact on inequalities

How an accidental burp shaped my research career — A tale of vegetables, mouth bacteria, stomach acid and improved cardiovascular health

12 March 2026

How an accidental burp shaped my research career — A tale of vegetables, mouth bacteria, stomach acid and improved cardiovascular health

How do insects breathe? — And other fascinating things you may not know about bugs

10 March 2026

How do insects breathe? — And other fascinating things you may not know about bugs

Desire-Design-Delete: The global fertility industry and future of humanity

9 March 2026

Desire-Design-Delete: The global fertility industry and future of humanity

Mapping the Interconnectedness of Things: Narrating (human) migration and interspecies relations

9 March 2026

Mapping the Interconnectedness of Things: Narrating (human) migration and interspecies relations

American DNA — Race, Genomics, and the Cultural Politics of Bioethics

25 February 2026

American DNA — Race, Genomics, and the Cultural Politics of Bioethics

When clothing is not just clothing — Chitenje dress in Malawian popular culture

23 February 2026

When clothing is not just clothing — Chitenje dress in Malawian popular culture

How the humble fruit fly assists in understanding human disease

16 February 2026

How the humble fruit fly assists in understanding human disease

Critical Raw Materials and Technological Transitions — Global politics, risks and geographical inequality

13 February 2026

Critical Raw Materials and Technological Transitions — Global politics, risks and geographical inequality

Igniting conversations to nurture equitable collaboration and co-creation

12 February 2026

Igniting conversations to nurture equitable collaboration and co-creation

Studying the emergence of tone systems in the Gulf of Guinea creoles

3 February 2026

Studying the emergence of tone systems in the Gulf of Guinea creoles

Extractivism’s gendered burdens — Women, exploitation, and exclusion at sites of extraction

26 January 2026

Extractivism’s gendered burdens — Women, exploitation, and exclusion at sites of extraction

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