From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy
New research shows that Afghan women earned 13% more for every additional year of schooling they received after the Taliban ...
Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how
But studies show that even small calorie deficits (of 100-200 calories daily) can lead to long-term, sustainable weight-loss ...
New Orleans attacker’s apparent loyalty to Islamic State group highlights persistent threat of lone wolf terrorism
The suspect in a truck assault that left at least 15 dead had previously pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group, ...
Righting a wrong, name by name − the Irei monument honors Japanese Americans imprisoned by the US government during World War II
The US government locked up nearly 126,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 to 1945, but never kept comprehensive records of all ...
Wallace and Gromit: you’d never know it wasn’t Peter Sallis in Vengeance Most Fowl thanks to expert vocal mimicry
Ben Whitehead took over for Peter Sallis and was able to seamlessly voice Wallace thanks to deep study of the late actor’s ...
Ukraine closure of Gazprom pipeline to Europe hurts Russia’s war effort but leaves Transnistrians in the cold
Kyiv has finally turned off Russia’s gas supply to Europe, ending a source of income that helped pay for Moscow’s war against ...
UK foreign policy: the top five priorities for 2025
The UK’s new government has now had six months to settle in to office. And by the general standards of new governments, Keir ...
Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it’s used
Researchers have applied AI to every step of the drug development process. But this might not be enough to design safe and ...
Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows how the news can still serve the public
Legacy newsrooms have lost their audiences. Could a radical transformation in how they practice journalism make the industry ...
Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows
Scientific R&D drives economic competitiveness, military technology and national security. Governments are trying to balance ...
As the US and China race to the Moon, these loopholes in space law could cause conflict
Outer space is infinite, but that hasn’t stopped humans trying to impose their laws on it. There are more ways for people to ...