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New research shows stingless bees will assassinate their queen if she makes the wrong royal match.
The annual conference in Bournemouth is a much needed opportunity to regroup.
To deliver climate justice we must focus on vulnerable people not countries.
Democracy is not just for humans.
It seems the culprits in a “cash-for-kills” scheme that claimed thousands of lives might find a way to wriggle out of the peace process.
Cassini may be gone but the data it left behind could help reveal how long Saturn’s day is and how its magnetic field is generated.
Most people know that second-hand smoke is dangerous, but evidence that third-hand smoke is dangerous too is growing.
Digital and animal cultures pose a profound challenge to the law’s recognition of human uniqueness.
A new study highlights the stark difference in living conditions experienced by old- and new-world working-class adults in the Victorian era.
Terrorists are changing their tactics, so security services must too.
Latest development in ‘Crete feet’ find serves as a reminder of the challenges facing dig sites.
A new position paper on co-operating with the EU on defence assumes a lot and suggests very little.
Politicians need to get serious about the steady drip of scandals.
Parental well-being is being adversely affected by baby advice which isn’t backed by evidence.
The globalisation of higher education and what it means for students.
The UK and US may avoid another crash, but many other major economies look like they are on the brink.
Children looking after a family member are making decisions about their future in the context of their role, often limiting their options and stunting their ambitions
The ethical mindfield of AI gaydar.
As Cassini’s titanic mission comes to an end, we need to start thinking ahead. A combined mission to explore Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus would be a good place to start.
The Montreal Protocol is finally closing the hole in the ozone layer.
Policies that are hard at the border but soft on the inside help migrants to integrate in a new country.
Genocide doesn’t begin with mass murder. It’s a long, insidious process that can be stopped before it’s too late.
After a series of high-profile resignations and allegations of misconduct, effective leadership of Scotland’s centralised police force is lacking.
An expert in urban leadership reports from the UN General Assembly’s high-level conference.