9 November 2022
The number of people on the planet has hit a huge milestone at 8 billion, but fertility rates are falling fast in many countries, which means planning for an older population
9 March 2022
Progress in understanding nearly everything that lies beyond Earth has been immense, but it is timely to raise questions about stewardship of our own world
20 March 2019
Signs that our ancestors reached Australia 120,000 years ago may be "difficult to credit", but recent discoveries have shattered many similar preconceptions
19 September 2018
Fake news isn't making us wilfully ignorant. Our survey suggests that people are better informed and more discerning than we give them credit for
18 July 2018
It's easy to think the world is gripped by a collective failure of human intelligence. But the facts don't bear that out – and we should beware our own biases
27 June 2018
Only by challenging what we think we know and finding new perspectives can we make progress in understanding the world
27 June 2018
Entry requirements for trials are stacked against certain groups, so the results don't apply to everyone. We need to make things more inclusive
20 June 2018
The announcement of an urgent review into the legal status of medicinal cannabis is to be welcomed, but the UK government should go further
6 June 2018
There are many assumptions underlying our ideas about why someone becomes a terrorist. The evidence does not always back them up
16 May 2018
Plastics have done wonders for hygiene and human health. We need to fix the waste problem – but don’t throw out the baby with the bath tub
