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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
South Korea: failed arrest of impeached president sets stage for more turmoil in 2025
On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper ...
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 ...
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 ...
‘I was left with nothing.’ Why apprentices are being pushed into the informal economy
Low rates of pay, often combined with buying their own equipment, can leave apprentices with no choice but to do cash-in-hand ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what two Sierra Leone developments a century apart tell us about urban elitism
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
Data centres in space: they’re a brilliant idea, but a herculean challenge
According to the International Energy Agency, data centres accounted for about 1 to 1.5% of global energy use in 2023, and ...