Expanding Heathrow is incompatible with net zero – here’s the evidence
Those non-CO₂ effects of aviation include water vapour, soot and other gases like nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxide, all released directly into the high atmosphere where they help form heat-trapping ...
Is Trump changing tack on ending the war in Ukraine?
The new US president, Donald Trump, has only been in office for a few days, but he has already changed his tune on the war in Ukraine. Trump has long spoken of his desire to end the war, and on the ...
Netflix is snapping at the heels of the BBC. But there’s more to the battle than just viewing figures
And as Netflix grows, so too does its value to viewers. This model constitutes a considerable competitive advantage for it and other platforms that stream content across borders. Without Hollywood ...
Pope Francis autobiography: we’ve never known so much about the pontiff before
Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, medals and jewellery, among other things. Too ...
How American Latinos came to embrace Donald Trump’s immigration policy
It seems counter-intuitive that many US voters who identify as having Latino heritage are in favour of strict restrictions on migration from Latin America.
Ancient DNA study shows women at the centre of societies in iron age Britain – supporting decades of archaeology
A scientific study with important implications for archaeology in Britain and France was published last week. Using ancient DNA analysis and testing, a team led by Dr Lara Cassidy and Professor Daniel ...
How we uncovered the UK’s biggest site of dinosaur tracks in a quarry in Oxfordshire
Dating to the Middle Jurassic period (around 166 million years ago), the extensive trackways are part of what has been described as a huge “dinosaur highway”. They form the largest dinosaur tracksite ...
The Moon has been listed as a threatened historic site – but the value of ‘lunar heritage’ needs defining
The World Monuments Fund submission highlights that there are almost 100 sites on the Moon bearing traces of the human history of space exploration.
Will Donald Trump be ranked as a great president? Here’s what the research tells us
Research on the role of US presidents has attempted to define how previous presidents rank compared to their peers. There is general agreement that the United States has had three truly great ...
The Sun settles with Prince Harry: here’s what we still don’t know
Another court victory in Harry’s campaign to hold the press to account, but what are the broader implications?
Southport attack: changing the definition of terrorism won’t stop the violence
Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum 52 years in jail for the killing of three young girls in Southport in a stabbing attack in 2024. After Rudakubana pleaded guilty to the murders, Prime ...
How global inequalities hinder climate action
Climate breakdown and inequality are deeply interwoven, with each crisis exacerbates the other; according to a new report.