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Why is NASA going back to the moon?
Artemis II is NASA's next big mission to the moon – the first in over 50 years. It's part of the space agency's long-term plans to build a space stat…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why your fake fashion is funding organised crime
The market in counterfeit goods – fake handbags, knock-off trainers or not-quite-designer clothes – is now worth more than double the illegal drug tr…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Polymarket: Why are people betting on war?
Lots of people enjoy a flutter – but have you ever considered betting on a US strike on Iran? Or when Russia will take control of a village in the Do…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why is there a risk of ‘normalising’ antisemitism in the UK?
Four Jewish ambulances were set on fire in North London on Monday morning, in the latest incident to be treated as an antisemitic hate crime by the p…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Why the UK isn’t prepared for an Iranian missile strike
Last week, Iran tried to target the joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia – more than 2,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean.
That attack failed but…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Can the British SNL spark a new era of comedy?
Saturday Night Live has launched the careers of Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell among many others in its 50 year long run on NBC in the US.
It…
2 months ago
Young and sober: Why Gen Z is giving up alcohol
Nearly half of young adults are turning to low or non-alcoholic drinks - with the number nearly doubling since 2018.
To understand why Gen Z has been…
2 months ago
Clarke Q+A
Should the US have predicted there would be a siege at the Strait of Hormuz? Why wasn’t the UK better prepared for this conflict?
This Is Why has bee…
2 months ago
Why an energy bailout will cost us long term
Sir Keir Starmer is promising help for working people whose energy bills are going up because of the Iran war.
The last energy bailout after Russia's…
2 months ago
Why are young people still dying from meningitis?
A school pupil and a university student have died in Kent and 11 other people are seriously ill following a meningitis outbreak.
Meningitis can kill a…
2 months ago