Think Tanks

A rare portrait of tree-sitters reveals the survival skills and quiet determination it takes to protect redwoods from loggers

This week Mark invites you to explore the Minor Issues archives. We have produced about a half a year's worth of short audio…

In over twenty-five years of teaching undergraduate students, I have heard the same refrain countless times: free markets have…

The Kenyan state has historically viewed forests in terms of production and economic development – not biodiversity and…

The jazz singer saw renewed success late in life on the back of collaborations with an eclectic array of artists.

The discovery is helping shed light on a vibrant ancient spice trade that spanned many thousands of kilometres.

The state has a monopoly on violence. However, abusive repression harms government credibility and alienates public support in…

George Gammon, host of the popular Rebel Capitalist show, warns that the Fed won't have to force the public to adopt a central…

This weekly recap focuses on dysfunction on Russia’s front lines, India’s regional diplomacy, stopping mass shooters who seek…

UK scientists are now participating in fewer collaborations with European research teams.

A new climate adaptation plan leaves experts underwhelmed.

China has responded to US sanctions with its own set of punitive measures. An expert on international trade explains the standoff…

The potential gains may be great, but the risks of softer regulation are pretty big too.

Most people have heard of the gut microbiome, but the lungs, skin, mouth and genitals all have their own unique microbiome.

The second world war showed that dignity had to be enshrined in law. Defining it in order to do so is no easy task.

We studied 55,000 people’s diets and linked them to data on environmental impacts of food.

Rip currents are a leading cause of near-shore drownings, but there are effective ways to survive one. And these phenomena also…

Long before thermometers, nature left its own temperature records. A climate scientist explains how ongoing global warming…

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.

The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws,…