He also faced a major tragedy that he handled disastrously, and which undermined his image as a strong and competent leader: the sinking of the Kursk nuclear submarine. On August 12 2000, the Kursk ...

Infrastructure planning needs more democracy, not less. The UK has wasted billions of pounds of public and private money through failed infrastructure projects recently. Our research suggests there is ...

Click to expand Image The UN General Assembly Hall, New York, September 24, 2024. © 2024 Michael Kappeler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo Over the past two weeks, United Nations member countries started ...

New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.

Situated at the end of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route – known in English as St. James’ Way, or simply “the Camino” – the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela is constantly filled with ...

Research in leading medical journals about what and how to feed school-aged children remains disconnected from the complex realities of family life and the political forces that shape it.

Indigenous elements can be thoughtfully integrated into modern open spaces to evoke a sense of place and support everyday use.

This Scottish exhibition is an ethereal, hypnotic showcase of artists who share a commitment to pursuing a more compassionate way of looking and being in a place.

Open-source generative AI tools and certain apps put audio and video manipulation in the hands of anyone with a laptop. Here’s why that poses such a dire threat to democracy.

In South Africa, children’s admission to a particular public school is decided by province. Each provincial education department manages its own digital admissions system. The Western Cape province ...

The Donald Trump administration issued an executive order in June 2025 banning nationals from 12 countries from travelling to the United States. It also imposed entry restrictions on nationals from ...

Climbing and bouldering have become increasingly popular pastimes. In 2021, competitive climbing even become one of the official games at the Tokyo Olympics. But while climbing is a great way to test ...