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The focus on the ageing of women is by no means a modern phenomenon.
When you look at the squiggly lines on Joy Division’s famous album cover, you’re seeing a record of lightning in outer space.
While some argue that Western LGBT+ ideals have no place in Asia, a new ruling in Hong Kong shows that these values have no bearing on the law.
Rather than requiring companies to ensure a living wage for their global supply chain workforce, the Modern Slavery Act ends up punishing them.
Should sports journalists be able to hold athletes to account?
What happens in our brains and bodies when we emotionally react to music? Can neural technology provide new ways to interact with music?
Many voters in Northern Ireland are tired of the sectarian stranglehold of Sinn Fein and the DUP – and the ‘others’ are gaining ground.
The response to British Airways’ data breach could help set new social norms for what is acceptable.
The show – and the public’s reaction – can tell us a huge amount about how ideas about love and romance have changed over the centuries.
The Committee on Climate Change criticises slow progress, but has little to say about how to reconfigure government to make climate action a priority.
New research suggests humans spread to Europe at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.
The species which surround a tree in a forest make up the character of its neighbourhood. Good neighbours can make forests resilient to climate change.
Take a fresh look at graffiti: even seemingly simple scribbles can hold political and social significance.
Why 50/50 festival line-ups are not an easy solution to gender inequality.
All asbestos should be removed from all schools.
Men are feeling more and more pressure to get rid of their love handles and beer bellies – and heavy promotion of unrealistic appearance standards are to blame.
The leak of US dipomatic cables by Wikileaks revealed some equally frank assessments of British politicians.
Conspiracy theorists claim NASA used the Apollo special camera to stage the moon landings in a studio and then slowed down the footage to make it look like there was less gravity.
Seeing wild animals can be the highlight of a holiday, and help pay for conservation efforts too, but we have to respect the animals.
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Episode two of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
They reflect wider concerns about the US – and its leaders.
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In episode 2 of The Conversation's new podcast series, we look at how people reacted to the moon landing – and why some still believe it was a hoax.
Climate change is accelerating and species are dying out at a record rate. Experts imagine how inviting nature into our lives could help.
The road ahead remains rocky for Greece’s newly elected prime minister.