Palestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal
Despite a recent push to reconcile Palestinian political parties and work toward elections, Palestinians are no nearer to ...
Children in west Africa are often sent to live with other families to help them get ahead – but fostering may be doing the opposite
A study in five west African countries found that children fostered by wealthier households were less likely to attend school ...
Smokers have a higher level of harmful bacteria in the mouth – new study
Smokers had higher levels of harmful bacteria – like Fusobacterium, Campylobacter and Tannerella forsythia – in their mouths.
Israeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weight
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel ...
The UK’s £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in fossil fuels for decades
The UK government has announced it will invest almost £22 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next ...
A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another ...
Odyssey by Stephen Fry – the tales of return from the Trojan war are charmingly retold but at an uncomfortable cost
In the final instalment in Fry’s Greek myth retellings that started with Mythos, the author presents a charming and witty ...
Are wars and violence inevitable, or is there another way to live?
War is escalating in the Middle East and continuing in Ukraine, Sudan and Myanmar. Gun violence in the US is ballooning, too.
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 ...
Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
The agreement labor leaders and management reached will suspend the strike until at least Jan. 15, 2025. There will be more ...
Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out
Greenberg led the American League in home runs four times, played in five All-Star Games, twice won the American League’s ...
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 ...