life systemsEight students arrested after Kenya school fire that killed 16 pupilsKenyan police have arrested eight students suspected of involvement in a deadly dormitory fire at Utumishi Girls Academy, as officials point to safety failures including overcrowding and a locked exit doorCommentOpen
life systemsThe classroom screen backlash is becoming a test of how schools use technology, not whether they use itParents and teachers in several US districts are pushing back against always-on school devices, arguing that distraction, privacy, AI use and child development were not fully priced into a decade of edtech expansionCommentOpen
life systemsUN says conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in 2025UN reporting documented nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2025, with rape, sexual slavery and abduction recorded across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the CaribbeanCommentOpen
life systemsA 32°C heatwave was enough to expose Turin’s old power gridRepeated outages in Turin show how older city grids can become fragile when hotter summers arrive early and electricity demand risesCommentOpen