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Kenya's logging ban has been lifted – it's a political decision and a…
The Kenyan state has historically viewed forests in terms of production and economic development – not biodiversity and…
Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America's…
The jazz singer saw renewed success late in life on the back of collaborations with an eclectic array of artists.
Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever…
The discovery is helping shed light on a vibrant ancient spice trade that spanned many thousands of kilometres.
Horizon Europe: how the UK's delay in rejoining EU funding scheme is…
UK scientists are now participating in fewer collaborations with European research teams.
The UK is still not prepared for extreme temperatures – here's what…
A new climate adaptation plan leaves experts underwhelmed.
Here's how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws…
China has responded to US sanctions with its own set of punitive measures. An expert on international trade explains the standoff…
UK government wants to make pension pots bigger with riskier…
The potential gains may be great, but the risks of softer regulation are pretty big too.
Skin, mouth, lungs ... it's not just your gut that has a microbiome
Most people have heard of the gut microbiome, but the lungs, skin, mouth and genitals all have their own unique microbiome.
What Germany's quest to define dignity – both before and after 1945 –…
The second world war showed that dignity had to be enshrined in law. Defining it in order to do so is no easy task.
Vegan diet has just 30% of the environmental impact of a high-meat…
We studied 55,000 people’s diets and linked them to data on environmental impacts of food.
Rip currents are dangerous for swimmers but also ecologically…
Rip currents are a leading cause of near-shore drownings, but there are effective ways to survive one. And these phenomena also…
Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?
Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming…
Gliding, not searching: Here's how to reset your view of ChatGPT to…
ChatGPT can be very useful – if you shift how you view it. The first step is to stop thinking of it as a chatty search engine.
How after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic…
The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws,…
Bluey teaches children and parents alike about how play supports…
The seven-minute episodes show characters dealing with difficult emotions like fear and grief through play.
6 ways AI can make political campaigns more deceptive than ever
Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and…
In Kyiv, signs of the ongoing war are evident – but daily life…
A scholar of Eastern Europe spent time talking with Ukrainians in Kyiv during a recent trip and observed that people are scarred…
WHO expert cancer group states that the sweetener aspartame is a…
An expert panel found a potential association with liver cancer, but too little research exists to assume a causal connection.…
I watched Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer in Ukraine: his Greek…
As my seat shakes from the stereo effects, nobody in the nearly-full cinema flinches. The teenagers to my right are as used to…
Russia-Africa summit provides a global stage for Moscow to puff up…
The Russia-Africa summit has obvious benefits for Moscow: it conveys a perception of normalcy and the tacit approval of African…
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