The Tories who are fit to serve have no wish to do so – why party conference should have been a moment to reflect on that
Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat all made 20-minute speeches pitching to party members, but ...
Kamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’
Harris chose to attend Howard University, a historically Black University, and joined a Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha ...
Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research
Some of these agencies told researchers that their organizations couldn’t afford to pay their workers enough money for them ...
Reporting on Gaza war is a challenge for journalists – here’s how the BBC and other broadcasters have handled the past year
The BBC, ITN and Sky have still managed to keep the story in front of UK viewers’ eyes by reporting from inside Israel, the ...
Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models ...
Torsten Bell is Labour’s rising star. He could now be on a collision course over its economic policy
The Labour MP Torsten Bell is widely considered to be a rising star of the party. His recent book, Great Britain? How We Get ...
Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
Citrus trees showing natural tolerance to citrus greening disease host bacteria that produce novel antimicrobials that can be ...
Nasa’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will investigate whether an icy moon of Jupiter can support alien life
Scientists have advocated for a mission to Europa since at least the 1990s. Nasa’s Europa Orbiter was cancelled in 2002, ...
Megalopolis: in defence of Francis Ford Coppola’s sprawling, self-financed artwork
For those familiar with Coppola’s 60-year career, the young, troubled visionary played by Adam Driver looks a lot like ...
As Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers
No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can help ...
How to reverse Britain’s chronic underinvestment in energy – and who needs to pay
The transition to a greener society will involve huge investments in wind farms, electric cars and trains, new ways to heat ...