Humans Migration: Do we want to go forwards or backwards? VOWING to tighten borders has become a vote-winner around the world. With memories still fresh of the murderous attacks in Paris and Brussels , calls to clamp down on migration have struck a popular chord across Europe. Hostility to migration is an animating force for many who want the UK to leave the European Union. … Opinion
Space Bubbling ocean on Saturn’s moon could explain vanishing island Lakes like a fizzy drink The oceans and lakes on Saturn's moon Titan might be fizzy – a suggestion that could explain a mysterious disappearing island recently seen on the surface. Titan is the only place in the solar system besides Earth with open bodies of liquid on its surface. But since the temperature is … News
Humans How DNA profiling helped unravel the horror of Bosnia's genocide Guilty as charged Radovan Karadzic, former leader of the Bosnian Serbs is beginning a 40-year sentence after being found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. It marks the end of a trial that began in 2010 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Prominent among … Opinion
Earth Hidden cost of climate change is unwanted carbs in your food Foods are becoming richer in carbohydrates and poorer in some essential nutrients - the result of pumping carbon dioxide into the air, warns Irakli Loladze News
Technology William Henry Fox Talbot and the birth of the photograph William Henry Fox Talbot and Nicolaas Henneman at the Reading establishment, 1846 HE WAS a man of some accomplishments, but drawing eluded him. So while on honeymoon in Italy in 1833, William Henry Fox Talbot adopted the camera lucida, a tracing device, to help him sketch scenes. "The idea occurred to me," he later wrote, … Regulars
Humans The truth about migration: How it will reshape our world Arguments rage, but what does immigration really mean for jobs, economies and cultures? The evidence suggests we could turn a crisis into an opportunity Features
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