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Underwater waves could also be used to reduce the risks of tsunamis and to improve their early warning systems.
As politicians around the world scramble to respond to US “liberation day” tariffs, consumers have also begun flexing their muscles. “Boycott USA”...
“You cannot annex another country.” This was the clear message given by the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, at a recent press conference...
The news that Peter Kyle, secretary of state for science and technology, had been using ChatGPT for policy advice prompted some difficult...
House of Lords reform is being debated once again with the passage of the bill to end hereditary peerages. But far more wide-reaching reform is...
Netflix hit Adolescence has ignited conversations across the UK about contemporary masculinity, online radicalisation and violence against women...
Think of Sigmund Freud, the “father of psychoanalysis”, and a few images probably come to mind. A smouldering cigar. His small wire-frame glasses....
Visitors to the site of Pompeii, the ancient Roman town buried (and so preserved for thousands of years) by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD,...
On April 1, 2025, the Taiwanese manufacturer TSMC introduced the world’s most advanced microchip: the 2 nanometre (2nm) chip. Mass production is...
In County Meath in eastern Ireland sits the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne. The late 4th millennium BC megalithic tombs have been labelled “...
Feeling hungry doesn’t just make you reach for a snack – it may also change your immune system. In a recent study in mice, we found that simply...
One of the cleanest places beyond Earth may be making its residents ill. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have had rashes,...
Fast fashion is booming, but so is its environmental toll. With up to 10% of global carbon emissions linked to the industry, the over-consumption...
The conundrum of when classified information is not deemed top secret is at the heart of the recent “Signalgate” controversy in which the US...
Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have, because a stripy insect has just appeared in their kitchen and they...
When US rock'n'roll arrived in the UK in the mid-1950s, there were few places for British teenagers to dance to this exciting new genre. But by the...
A man in Florida recently visited a Tiffany & Co jewellery store posing as a buyer for a professional US athlete. While viewing the items, together...
Five years since COVID emerged, not only has the pandemic affected the way we live and work, it’s also influencing the way researchers are thinking...
Vicious cycles are accelerating climate change. One is happening at the north pole, where rising temperatures caused by record levels of fossil...
Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza in March, blaming Hamas for rejecting a new US proposal to extend the ceasefire and free the...
In a carefully choreographed address from the White House Rose Garden, US president Donald Trump announced a massive package of trade tariffs....
The Israel Defense Forces has launched a further major ground assault in Gaza – this time with the intention of taking and holding significant...
The Netflix series Adolescence has generated discussions about masculinity, male violence and the effect of “manosphere” content on boys. The...
Donald Trump has always talked about how much he likes tariffs. And on April 2 2025, he showed that he meant it. For the president it was...
El Niño, a climate troublemaker, has long been one of the largest drivers of variability in the global climate. Every few years, the tropical...
Most of us like to believe we would have opposed the rise of Nazism in 1930s Germany. We may even like to imagine that we would have bravely fought...
Mathematics anxiety is a feeling of tension and fear when dealing with numbers or performing calculations. It is a common form of academic anxiety:...
For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will enter orbit with only women aboard. Blue...
Once voted the UK’s favourite river, the River Wye flows from the Welsh mountains to the Severn estuary – 150 miles through an officially...
Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs, which look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren’t just funny looking fossils. As my...
The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes cause illness and...
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China’s intentions when it comes to Taiwan have been at the centre of intense discussion for years. Both mainland China and Taiwan claim to...
As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of tiny black dots, pelting...
This spring, Babe is returning to cinemas to mark the 30th anniversary of its release in 1995. The much-loved family film tells the deceptively...
We’ve all been there: you try your best to keep it in, but you just can’t hold it anymore. You have to let it slip – how bad could it be? Then the...
Netflix television series Adolescence follows a 13-year-old boy accused of the murder of his female classmate. It touches upon incel online hate...
Imagine a therapist could live in your pocket. They’d be on hand for every wobble, every meltdown, every crisis – no matter where or when....
For some people, the mere sight of someone tapping their foot, twirling their hair or clicking a pen can trigger an intense sense of discomfort, or...
The war in Ukraine is often marked by specific dates, like February 24, 2022 – the day of the full-scale invasion. But for many Ukrainians, that...
Written in 1611, Shakespeare’s Cymbeline is a raw mess – full of feeling and as messy as life. The 18th-century man of letters, Samuel Johnson...
The success of Netflix drama Adolescence, along with concerns about misogynistic influencers such as Andrew Tate, has brought the “manosphere” into...
For Paul, a finance administrator, things came to a head when his report mistakenly included £7,000,000 of costs rather than £700,000. Fearing...
Whether you’re an avid runner or frequently go to the gym, many fitness enthusiasts find they eventually get stuck in a routine – logging the same...
The current UK government and its recent predecessors have shown a reluctance to encourage and enable lifestyle changes that reduce our collective...
The rise of the self-styled Islamic State (IS) has been described as an “accident of history” which took place as a result of the illegal invasion...
It’s a milestone that leaves parents beaming with pride: the first time their child shakily writes out their own name. And it’s the start of many...
Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, struggled at the box office when it was released. It remains one of the...
Scent is how dogs largely experience the world, a lot like the way we humans rely on sight. We know little about how dogs interpret scent, but...
In his new book, No More Normal, psychiatrist Alastair Santhouse recalls an experience from the 1980s when he was a university student in the UK...