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A new study shows how even having a few intelligent people in a group can benefit others.
When Vanguard 1 – the “grapefruit satellite” – was launched in 1958, its only companions were Explorer 1 and Sputnik 2. Soon it may have thousands of descendants swarming around it.
Autism and vitamin D: an in-depth look at what the new study actually found.
Recent urban disasters in Ethiopia and Mozambique resulted in high female mortality, which was been largely ignored.
Putin and Trump both invoke a kind of religion that emphasises a past golden age, rather than shared practices of church attendance and piety.
Swedish researcher Andreas Johansson interviewed 30 members of a Japanese Yakuza clan in 2015.
Coalition forces are careful about how they report civilian deaths. And we think war is painless, as a result.
Trump justice officials portray the Salvadoran gang MS-13 as a powerful drug cartel staffed with criminal undocumented immigrants. That’s a dangerous mistake if you actually want to prevent violence.
Individually rational actions can lead to collectively undesirable outcomes. Rethinking our individual moral obligations as forming part of a collective pattern of action can lead to positive change.
Innovation in small-scale solar systems and mobile money systems is giving people in sub-Saharan Africa access to electricity at a lower cost than diesel or kerosene.
On March 11, 2011, a nuclear disaster struck Japan. Translated testimony by the power plant’s manager reveals how close the world came to a greater catastrophe – and how much there is to be learned.
Nairobi’s new governor should learn from the mistakes of the past
Ethiopia’s recent upheavals could potentially destabilise the entire Horn of Africa.
Laptops have introduced the children of Nosy Komba in Madagascar to previously inaccessible tools.
While it is true that the poorest residents of the city are not connected to the piped water network, neither are the richest. Then what causes water inequalities?
As the governor of China’s central bank oversees the stability of the world’s second largest economy, this leadership change is one the global economy is watching closely.
Not everyone can escape to the ocean’s depths to avoid the Trump presidency, but we can escape to the movies. ‘The Shape of Water’ reminds audiences of the humanity of those who are marginalized.
Stigma about black or African hair reflects deep-seated politics around race and history.
A deal brokered by Ethiopia to develop the port at Berbera will have a ripple effect across the Horn of Africa.
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