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Controlling nature's data
Could AI cure cancer using nature's DNA? A London tech firm, Basecamp Research, harvests genetic information from organisms and microbes around the w…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda
The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda is one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups. It has firmly planted its flag in the Sahel. Sub-Saharan Africa has emer…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Can Greenland go it alone?
Until this year Greenland rarely made the international news and probably only the islanders themselves took much time to contemplate their future. B…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Marina Tabassum: Designing London's Serpentine Pavilion
Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum won the commission to create the 25th Serpentine Pavilion – a temporary summer structure for London’s Kensingto…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The shooting of India’s biggest hip hop star
Sidhu Moose Wala was one of the most famous Punjabi rappers in the world. A devout Sikh, he wore a turban and prided himself on his farming roots. Bu…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The hidden pain of fibroids
When Oscar winning film star Lupita Nyong'o revealed on Instagram her decade long struggle with uterine fibroids it attracted almost a million likes.…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Rāgas and Redemption: Alam Khan’s Spiritual Legacy
What does it mean to inherit a sacred tradition? Alam Khan was born into one of the most revered lineages in Indian classical music - his father, Ali…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
The battle for Bangladesh: Eye Investigations
In July 2024 Bangladesh was rocked by protests. They were sparked by anger at widespread corruption, and the reinstatement of a quota system that res…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Vancouver's mental health crisis
On 26 April 26, this year, 11 people were killed after a car was driven into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver. Dozens more were injured, mak…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Wynton Marsalis: The sound of democracy
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis, one of America’s greatest li…
10 months, 3 weeks ago