History repeats itself as Columbia University cracks down on student protests
Almost 56 years to the day after the anti-war protests in 1968, New York City police evicted Columbia University students from an on-campus occupation.
Plastic is climate change in a bottle – so let’s put a cap on it
Some of the solutions to plastic waste and climate change are the same. Like scrapping fossil fuel subsidies, which keep plastic production (and fossil fuel extraction) artificially cheap. More ...
Starliner: Boeing prepares to launch its first crewed spacecraft as it chases after SpaceX
Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.
Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death – here’s why you should be suspicious of it
But spectacular new recent research on papyri from Herculaneum by The Greek Philosophical Schools-project in Italy has provided new answers to those questions. Carbonised papyrus scrolls, discovered ...
Blackpool South byelection: the size of the swing to Labour made this such an unpleasant night for Rishi Sunak
The last time Labour won Blackpool South, the party won 270 other constituencies. It was 1997 and Labour took 179 more than all other parties combined. Tony Blair walked down a flag-festooned Downing ...
What a second Trump presidency might mean for the rest of the world
Just over six months ahead of the US election, the world is starting to consider what a return to a Trump presidency might mean. While Americans might be weighing up the difference between the two ...
A global plastic treaty will only work if it caps production, modelling shows
A 40% production cut would probably entail slashing the amount of packaging and single-use plastic made worldwide. These ...
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Swapping payments for vouchers won’t fix disability benefits – here’s what’s needed instead
Richard Machin is a member of the Labour Party and a board member of Church Action on Poverty. The UK government is proposing major changes to the benefits system, in response to the increase in ...
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Can an organ transplant really change someone’s personality?
Adam Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky and how I used modern astronomy to explore her link with the Milky Way
The ancient Egyptian texts also describe Nut as a ladder or as reaching out her arms to help guide the deceased up to the sky ...
‘Jeremy Hunt is probably right to oppose the finance watchdog’s plans to name and shame firms under investigation’ – expert Q&A
The government and Financial Conduct Authority are at loggerheads over proposals to name and shame financial firms under investigation.
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Collecting live snakes in remote Amazon regions for study is no easy task – here’s how we do it
The research project "Advances in the treatment of snakebite accidents: pre-clinical and clinical studies, alternative treatments and decentralisation of the distribution of antivenoms to remote areas ...