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It’s time for the BBC to be more adventurous, but will it have the confidence?
The Zika outbreak that started in Brazil in 2015 continues on five continents, causing neurological disease and birth defects.
It’s all about what you do after you indulge.
Researchers pieced together evidence from fossils that had been sitting in museums for years.
Whatever the result of Turkey’s long-awaited vote on presidential powers, things will get worse before they get better.
A universal basic income would enable people to embrace the gig economy and give them greater leverage in the jobs they choose.
A bastion of liberal values in an illiberal climate.
Uganda has won praise for the way it treats its refugees. But now it is at breaking point.
Recent attacks on Coptic churches represent a step-up from the sectarian violence of the past few decades.
Are we really filtering out our ability to cope with our own imperfections?
‘Nurse practitioners’ and ‘physician associates’ were roles created in the US to make up for a shortfall in doctors. Now the NHS is encouraging their use.
But why stop at England? A ‘devo-max’ broadcasting hub would be more visionary.
The West’s chosen solution to the Syrian conflict demands action that it’s unwilling to take.
Christian calendars usually differ when it comes to Easter celebrations – but not in 2017.
Russia’s relationship with the West is on a knife edge after the US bombing of Syria. But the ghosts of Cold War past have lessons for today’s political leaders.
And if you don’t, there’s still time to change.
Early intervention for children with autism just got earlier.
Here’s what DNA analysis of relics purported to be from Jesus or his family can actually tell us.
The doctor had many interests – and was a champion of the poor.
How do you punish a criminal robot?
Both the EU and UK would do well to heed the lessons of the League of Nations when it comes to membership withdrawal.
A troublesome ‘little brother’ is exhausting the sympathy on which it heavily relies.
If Doctor Who is supposed to respect members of other species, not all of his incarnations see eye to eye when it comes to dinner.
Algorithms can’t sort out the truth from the dross. People must become more social media savvy.