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Scientists can't agree on how fast the universe is expanding – why this matters so much for our understanding of the cosmos
It’s one of the biggest puzzles in cosmology. Why two different methods used to calculate the rate at which the universe is expanding don’t produce t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Creative flow: what's going on inside our brains when everything just clicks
If you’ve ever experienced a state of creative flow, perhaps when writing, playing music, or even gardening, you’ll know that it feels like everythin…
2 years, 4 months ago
Breakthroughs and failures on the road to a universal snake bite antivenom
Snake bites kill tens of thousands of people around the world each year. But we still use techniques invented in the late 19th century to make antive…
2 years, 4 months ago
Moments of hope: how Indians keep pushing back against the hollowing out of democracy
After six weeks of voting in the world’s largest democracy, on June 4, Indians will learn who is to be their next prime minister. Narendra Modi, stan…
2 years, 4 months ago
Assisted dying: Canada grapples with plans to introduce euthanasia for mental illness
A growing number of countries now permit some form of assisted dying and politicians in a number of others, including Ireland, Scotland and France, a…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to spend the billions needed for climate adaptation – and make sure frontline communities have a say
As global temperatures continue to rise, the ramifications of climate change – from more frequent and severe extreme weather events to rising sea lev…
2 years, 4 months ago
Data poisoning: how artists are trying to sabotage generative AI
Content created with the help of generative artificial intelligence is popping up everywhere, and it’s worrying some artists. They’re concerned that …
2 years, 5 months ago
What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa part 3: Dream deferred
Some young South Africans have begun to question Nelson Mandela's legacy, and the choices made in the transition to democracy after the end of aparth…
2 years, 5 months ago
What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa part 2: Tasting the fruits of freedom
In the second part of our special series What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa?, marking 30 years of democracy in South Africa post-aparthei…
2 years, 5 months ago
What happened to Nelson Mandela's South Africa part 1: Liberation, transition and reconciliation
It was a moment many South Africans never believed they'd live to see. On 10 May 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as president of a democratic So…
2 years, 5 months ago