Computers promise to replace fallible human judgement with something more consistent, efficient and fair. But this isn’t always the case.

When the Crusaders descended upon the eastern shores of the Mediterranean at the end of the 11th century, they had to communicate with each other, with traders and with locals. Many of them spoke ...

Piero Lionello, Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Oceanography, University of Salento As sea levels rise, Venice’s options are running out. New research shows that even the most ambitious ...

The first piece of ransomware was sent it out on 20,0000 floppy discs in 1989, to raise awareness of health- rather than cyber-hygiene.

The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The 2025 deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador was a chilling sign of how easy it is for US presidents to sidestep the constitution.

Triplett, Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Johnny Ludvigsson, Professor Emeritus of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University Genetics may only ...

It is now almost a decade since the UK voted for Brexit and since the tariffs of US president Donald Trump’s first term increased global trade frictions. Brexit removed the UK from the European single ...

But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.

The word “heritage” generally calls to mind the distant past. Ancient buildings, historic objects or traditions passed down over generations. “Heritage” feels old by definition, but it’s not simply ...

First developed by the psychiatrist Lorna Wing in the 1980s, the term was intended to reflect the wide range of autistic experiences and needs.

Ghana’s parliament ratified the country’s first lithium mining agreement in March 2026. This came three years after lithium mining was confirmed as commercially viable in September 2023. The Ewoyaa ...