The Vivienne was a defender of LGBTQ+ rights and a protector of queer joy – they will be missed
The Vivienne rose to international fame by winning the first series of reality television competition RuPaul’s Drag Race UK ...
Elon Musk and the tech titans v the rest of Maga – here’s where the big splits could happen
On the one hand, tech mogul, immigrant, and Trump’s (for now) right-hand man Elon Musk declared his strong support for easing ...
The UK property outlook for 2025: another bleak year for mortgages amid so much economic uncertainty
Another risk in 2025 is that the UK’s sluggish economic growth could lead to reduced tax revenues. If that happens, the ...
West African military leaders prepare to exit Ecowas regional bloc, raising concerns for stability
Leaders of the west African regional grouping Ecowas approved the long-awaited withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso ...
Translating fiction: how AI could assist humans in expanding access to global literature and culture
Only a small fraction of the world’s literature is ever translated. If AI could increase that, it would broaden access to ...
A quarter of freshwater animals threatened with extinction, finds major new study
A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...
Five ways to make aviation more sustainable right now
Aviation is a small but significant contributor to global emissions. It’s predicted to grow at 4% per year, unless urgent ...
How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who created the first password on the internet
Peter Kirstein had to overcome various hurdles to connect the UK to the internet, including intransigent governments, ...
Venâncio Mondlane is Mozambique’s political challenger: what he stands for
He was Venâncio Mondlane, a distant kinsman of Eduardo Mondlane, the first president of Frelimo (Front for the Liberation of ...
Nuclear fusion could one day be a viable clean energy source – but big engineering challenges stand in the way
Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll still need to overcome ...
3 ways Trump’s EPA could use the language of science to weaken pollution controls
For example, the first Trump administration tried to use the principles of transparency to prevent federal agencies from ...
Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development
The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of all US land. Its secretary mediates among many competing uses for it, from ...