Deep seabed mining: Bad for biodiversity and terrible for the economy
Deep seabed mining is already controversial because of inherent environmental and biodiversity risks. A new study shows that ...
South Africa’s new research guidelines are not a green light for heritable human genome editing
South Africa’s recently updated research ethics guidelines provide guidance on oversight into heritable human genome editing, ...
How mother’s diet affects baby’s health: What insights from different cultures can tell us
To identify threats to the health of mothers and children, birth cohort studies look at groups of moms and their babies from ...
Sexual identity is more fluid than previously thought, says twelve-year study
Between 2010 and 2021, we found that 15.7% of people aged 18 and older in Stockholm experienced shifts in their sexual ...
Geneticists have finally solved the mystery of Garfield’s orange coat
Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, ...
AI Jesus might ‘listen’ to your confession, but it can’t absolve your sins − a scholar of Catholicism explains
In the future, a program like AI Jesus could be used to hear confessions around the clock. But with no experience of having a ...
America’s counties are less purple than they used to be
Over time, those maps have shown the U.S. becoming more geographically polarized. In 2024, most counties lean strongly toward ...
Elon Musk wants to give Nigel Farage US$100 million – this is the funding loophole that makes it legal
The world’s richest man played a major role in the 2024 US election and is now turning his attention to the UK.
Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z?
What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?
Zoe Ball suffers from this jaw condition which affects 12% of people – here’s what you need to know about TMD
Commonly referred to as ‘TMJ,’ temporomandibular joint disorder can cause headaches, pain and clicking in the jaw.
What happened to Sinn Féin? Ireland’s opposition fails to make electoral breakthrough
After making impressive gains in 2020, Sinn Féin was tipped to finally make it into government this year. It’s failure to do ...
Wales plans a tourism tax from 2027 – what it means for visitors and communities
A £1.25 per night tourism tax could be introduced in Wales from 2027, the Welsh government has been announced.