Ukraine, Europe’s most fragile state, is just about holding together – but meanwhile in the east of the country, Russia’s own state-building project has nearly come to fruition.
The University of Glasgow has pledged to dump its investments in polluting energy firms. Lots of other organisations talk about going green – now it’s time for action.
The volunteer is at the heart of British perceptions of the World War I. We are all familiar with images of young men leaving home, standing in long queues at recruiting stations, and being examined by…
Globally, we still catch enough fish to eat – just about. But numbers of fish caught from the sea haven’t kept up with human population growth and unsustainable fish farms have filled the gap. So why are…
“We’re supposed to negotiate with them?” Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint.
“We’re supposed to negotiate with them?” Iraqi soldiers at a checkpoint.
EPA/Ali Mohammed
The Islamic State (IS) now occupies significant swaths of Iraq and Syria, has pushed as far as the border with Turkey, and has succeeded in dragging “the West” into two civil wars in the Middle East. The…
So the cryptic teasers posted on Twitter by Mark Frost and David Lynch have substance: Twin Peaks will be returning to television screens 25 years after its cancellation. The new series will be a nine-episode…
The ‘racist’ mural.
The ‘racist’ mural.
www.banksy.co.uk
Banksy is back. Back in the heart of Blighty (deepest Essex to be precise), spraying his musings on our walls. Cue the (now) habitual headlines and opinions. Cue the hysteria. This time, however, things…
How many freebies can you carry?
How many freebies can you carry?
Nottingham Trent University
Over the next few weeks there will be many nervous people across the country ready to embark upon a new chapter in life: university. For many young people going to university means moving away from home…
Wigan was home to a thriving soul scene in the 1970s.
Wigan was home to a thriving soul scene in the 1970s.
mtarvainen
Some good news for soul music lovers from an unlikely source: a recent trademark decision by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) sent a strong message that the iconography of the “northern soul…
Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak both studied in the UK.
Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak both studied in the UK.
Wallace Woon/EPA
What do the prime ministers of Singapore, Malaysia and Finland have in common with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón and King Abdullah II of Jordan? They…
So it begins.
So it begins.
EPA/US Navy/Roderick Eubanks
The United States has commenced major air operations against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Aircraft from bases in the Gulf, supported by air-to-air refuelling, struck a substantial range of targets…
Planck telescope and the Cosmic microwave background.
Planck telescope and the Cosmic microwave background.
ESA and Planck
In March, scientists working on the BICEP2 experiment, a microwave telescope based at the South Pole, announced that they had seen ‘gravity waves’ from the early universe, created just after the Big Bang…
Still with mysteries to reveal after 7,000 years.
Still with mysteries to reveal after 7,000 years.
Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project LBIArchPRO
The recent discoveries at Stonehenge, including ritual monuments, burial mounds and a long barrow, are wonderful examples of how archaeological geophysics can be used in areas where excavation is hard…