Angela Merkel’s G20 challenge
Trump and Putin are already bickering and with Erdoğan making a fuss too, the German Chancellor will have to play a blinder for the summit not to fall apart.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
G20
The G20 summit shows a world divided in its attitudes toward globalisation
Differences in attitudes toward globalisation makes cooperation between the world's leading economies extremely difficult.
Analysis and Comment
Owen, Sassoon and Graves: how a Scottish hospital became the crucible for the greatest war poetry
How academic sleuthing uncovered the Edinburgh setting for a historic meeting of three of the greatest war poets
Medical law expert on womb transplants, unisex pregnancy, and the ‘right to gestate’
As womb transplants move from science fiction to science fact, we need to consider some ethical dilemmas.
Britain’s real female wrestler activists are better and badder than GLOW’s could ever be
WWE and Netflix's GLOW wrestlers will never be as strong as Britain's underground girl gang of wrestlers
No, Venezuela’s much-hyped El Sistema music programme is not a hotbed of political resistance
The world seems convinced that Venezuela's famous national orchestral programme is turning on the government. Why?
Artificial environments are turning the world outside in, but that’s no way to save the planet
With technology, humans can now control temperature, humidity, water and light, creating new "outdoor" environments, inside.
How we discovered that brain connections shape memories
Neuroscientists have struggled to explain whether certain types of memory involve distinct parts of the brain. Now a study suggests it's mainly down to pathways in the brain's white matter.
Most graduates will never pay off their student loans
Is it time to ditch tuition fees?
A very British EU: how Europe has been portrayed by thriller writers
How the shifting debate on Europe has been portrayed – or not – in UK popular culture.
Mothers are subject to a postcode lottery for breastfeeding support
The UK isn't doing enough to help mums breastfeed successfully
European law expert: UK has sparked race to the bottom that will strip citizens of their rights
The EU sees reciprocity on citizens rights as a moral principle and legal guarantee. The UK sees it as a negotiating technique.
Bitcoin’s central appeal could also be its biggest weakness
Bitcoin's central appeal of anonymous, irreversible transactions could become its biggest weakness.
Britain’s ‘missing’ Muslim women
A new report on missing Muslims under-emphasises women’s growing participation in civil society.
Brexit and the long history of English property owners in France: will the passion endure?
While people from many nations have chosen to make their home in France, the British were among the first and remain the most numerous.
Our research showed a controversial insecticide can harm bees – but it still has its uses
Here's how to take the sting out of these harmful pesticides.
How I showed that snails use their shells to trap and kill parasites
Snail shells appear to be part of the creatures' immune system.
Life may be a guide to the evolution of the cosmos – here’s how
Many scientists say there's no purpose to life – but a theoretical study suggests there could be.
Zambia: a state of emergency in all but name
Zambia's president is securing powers to consolidate his political control while generating 'plausible deniability' to whether or not he has fatally undermined democracy.
If you think David Davis has U-turned on ID cards, think again
Government plans to introduce official documents for EU citizens to prove their right to live in the UK have some people surprised.
The Summer of Love was more than hippies and LSD – it was the start of modern individualism
The year 1967 isn't a golden fossil sealed off in time.
Five things schools can do to help pupils’ mental health
What schools should be doing to deal with the crisis in children’s mental health.
Why psychologists have got it wrong on 13 Reasons Why
Many psychologists claim that 13 Reasons Why could incite young people to take their own lives. But their claims aren't supported by evidence.
From witches to Victorian mediums: the abuse of levitating women
Tales of levitation tend to belie stark inequalities and various forms of violence (often upon women).
Sexual violence against the Yezidis is part of IS’s genocide campaign
The terrorist group is trying to destroy a religious minority.
G20 summit: who will take the US’s place as a global leader?
It's the end of the world (order) as we know it.
Why women are dressing up as Margaret Atwood’s Handmaids
Troupes of women in flowing red capes are turning up all over the US to remind us that reproductive rights are under threat.
Podcasts
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UK election
Understanding Labour’s ‘youthquake’
What drove young people to turnout in such high numbers to back Corbyn? And will they stick with him?
Surveys from 38 years apart reveal changing face of student vote
A rare find in an Exeter library helps explain why the local student vote switched from the Conservatives to Labour.
Young voters are pulling their weight – politicians can no longer ignore them
Before the 2017 election, young voters were dismissed as lazy; now they've started voting in numbers, they're being stereotyped as naive.
Brexit
EU citizens proposal: a lawyer examines the detail
The government is offering 'settled status' to address Brexit fears. But is it enough?
The real reasons why British workers won’t pick fruit
It's about housing, transport, benefits, pay, and the culture of work.
How European academics are feeling about life in Britain a year after Brexit vote
When the political becomes personal.
How to protect 4.5m people from becoming Brexit bargaining chips
A treaty on citizens' rights in a moral obligation and legally possible too.
Donald Trump
North Korea missile test: how Trump’s unpredictability changes the game
Intentionally or not, Trump's approach to North Korea makes more sense than many people think.
Trump’s inappropriate anger has become essential to his political success
Angry outbursts may have derailed any other politician – but not Trump.
Trump’s decision to quit the Paris Agreement may be his worst business ‘deal’ yet
However, the global climate regime should survive without the United States.
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Editors’ Picks
Why women are dressing up as Margaret Atwood’s Handmaids
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Hard Evidence: are public sector workers due a pay rise?
A deep dive into public sector earnings data since 2005 and how it compares to private sector pay.
Do cats purr when humans aren’t around?
Humans tend to associate cats purring with happiness, but in turns out they also purr when in pain, hungry and alone.
Is it OK to run in heat of 30℃ or more?
Yes, as long as you take the right precautions.
From India with love — how yoga got its stretch back
From the shores of India to a gym on the high-street — the evolution of modern yoga.
How to stop city breaks killing our cities
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Five UK coastal wonders to see before they go the way of Malta’s Azure Window
In the wake of the collapse of Malta's spectacular arch, which UK coastal features are under threat from the unrelenting forces of wind and water?
Aliens, very strange universes and Brexit – Martin Rees Q&A
The Astronomer Royal answers some of the world's – and the universe's – biggest questions.
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