28 February 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine hasn't gone to plan and has led to an economic backlash from the West. If Russian president Vladimir Putin feels backed into a corner, there is a real possibility he could use a nuclear weapon in an attempt to show strength,...
16 June 2020
After various scientific institutions pledged support during the strike against racism in science, many Black academics want to see real action
19 December 2019
He Jiankui submitted his work to the journal Nature before it was made public, raising questions of whether journals have a responsibility to raise ethical issues
25 October 2019
A controversial study argues that people carrying genes associated with educational achievement have been moving out of the most deprived areas of the UK
24 June 2019
A new study opens the door to probiotics that boost physical performance, but whether they will work in humans is far from proven
20 May 2019
Polling companies will be doing some major self-reflection in the aftermath of the Australian Coalition’s surprise victory last weekend
18 April 2019
Many have expressed dismay at the “loss” of Notre Dame following Monday’s fire, but thankfully most of the building is still intact thanks to its clever design
15 March 2019
Effective techniques for preventing extremism call for intervening early, making sure disenfranchised groups are included in society and disrupting stereotypes by making people work together. Deradicalisation programmes fail when they ignore this
28 January 2019
An analysis of books shows that cultural norms are loosening in the US, but it may be missing the views from underrepresented groups in publishing
8 November 2018
The way in which a statistic is presented can entirely change how alarming it sounds. And too often, both newspapers and scientific journals choose the most alarming, but least informative, way
