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Scientists have predicted four supercontinent scenarios - but which is the most likely?
Games have come a long way since their genesis in the 1970s. Today, games designers consult with ecologists and other experts to create worlds that feel alive and real.
Child undernourishment rates are worse in India than in Ethiopia.
A Chinese scientist claims to have edited human DNA to make us more resistant to HIV. Here’s why that’s not good news.
There is a gap in most people’s knowledge – experiential poverty – about how to deal with death.
The PM has shown time and again that her political judgement is way off base, yet she claims to know that her deal is the best option.
Why a No Deal option shouldn’t be on the ballot in any second referendum.
Extreme climatic events are harming plant communities in the Arctic. The resulting colour change is bad news for the region’s carbon storage.
Reports of the death of radio are, as ever, exaggerated – but it could re-engage with younger listeners.
More than 800 students told researchers what they value most in their friends.
Theresa May could game Conservative MPs by placing them into a ‘prisoner’s dilemma’.
Mean annual air temperature on Everest is –13°C at 7,000 metres elevation, and yet the ice in its highest glacier is only –3.3°C.
The link that Ronald McDonald House creates between itself and sick children is not just positive, it is sacrosanct.
Cultural heritage establishes closer ties between a community and the land it lives – and relies – on.
Expect more member states to ‘do a Spain’ once future relationship talks commence.
The education system needs an urgent re-think to give children from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance in life.
The right advice on nutrition is not always reaching pregnant women.
The EU urgently needs to improve the link between its citizens and its institutions.
Royals, politicians and pop stars were all fair game for this smash hit show of the 1980s and 1990s.
Theresa May is courting ethnic minority support for her Brexit deal with her rhetoric on EU nationals ‘jumping the queue’.
Colonial powers plundered the heritage of countries all over the world – restitution is long overdue.
New research suggests crypto-currencies aren’t technically property in common law jurisdictions.
Dust storms look spectacular but are a serious health hazard. As climate change dries up many areas of the world, what can we expect from these storms in future?
In moderate doses, alcohol is more of a medicine than a poison.