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What does communism 2.0 mean for democracy?
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction when it comes to the magicians of the Victorian era.
James McCune Smith was the first African American to receive a medical doctorate from a university. He dedicated his life to fighting injustice.
Attending, debating or simply following COP26? Here’s why you should be reading science fiction.
When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what if we should be more worried about them seeking pleasure?
A seismic network was put in place after the 2010 quake but, despite recording two ‘strong motions’ before August 14, no alerts went out.
Over 130 hours of conversations with older people reveal the truth of what it’s like to get old and how to cope with loneliness.
A universal vaccine has been described as the ‘holy grail’ – but how close are we to getting one?
The battle against gender-based violence never ends but the work of the women who set up the first refuges in the 1970s deserves wider recognition.
Voices on the extremes don’t represent society.
The cinematic legacies of Operation Crossroads, the first peacetime nuclear tests, fundamentally shaped how we view the mushroom cloud.
Now is not the time for rocket men to abandon spaceship Earth.
First-hand family accounts and photographs trace the difficulties and traumas of giving birth and looking after a baby during a pandemic.
A record-breaking Soviet miner from 1935 embodied a system of values that is central to contemporary work cultures today.
Carrion beetles help stabilise the biology of the soil they live in.
Using hot baths or saunas shouldn’t be considered as a substitute for exercise. But they can mimic some of the health benefits.
The audio version of an in-depth article rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to “greenwash” their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
The dreadful statistics coming out of India are not just numbers – they relate to people and to suffering.
We value bees for the jobs they do for the environment and us – why is the same not true of wasps?
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