Working class communities in South Africa are continuing the tradition of shutting down their neighbourhood in protest against high electricity prices.

Over a fifth of people in the UK have tried to access a weight loss drug in the last year, according to a recent poll. Weight loss jabs such as Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) are very ...

The US president doesn’t appear to have sufficient leverage or an experienced enough team to solve the more complex conflicts.

Now wildfires are again raging across the Mediterranean. But the flames themselves are only part of the story. As wildfires become more ...

Act 2023 comes into force throughout England on August 1 2025. Designed to stop universities from censoring controversial or unpopular ideas, the law gives the Office for Students responsibility for ...

When historians and the public think about the end of domestic slavery in west Africa, they often imagine colonial governors issuing decrees and missionaries working to end local traffic in enslaved ...

The earthquake in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on July 30 2025 may have been one of the most severe on record, with a magnitude of 8.8. But innovations in science and technology gave governments vital ...

Seeing objectivity simply as “lack of bias” leaves reporters and newsrooms vulnerable to all sorts of pressures, such as political interest groups.

Memes don’t just mock or mythologize — they shape political feeling. From Trump and Musk to Mangione, viral images remake our sense of identity and justice.

Vasectomy is safe for most but a study analysing 11,000 social media comments shows that some men are regretful and in pain months after the procedure.

Michael La Corte, Research Associate, Curation and Communication, University of Tübingen Somewhere between hero and hustler, family man and philanderer, king and con artist, Odysseus is one of ancient ...

In a new study, my colleagues and I examined over 270 medieval skeletons to investigate how early-life malnutrition affected long-term health and life expectancy.