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The Royal Meteorological Society’s annual report highlights how weather and climate affect the UK’s energy sector. Both winter and summer extremes pose challenges.
Women are less ambitious for local office than men, mirroring an ambition gap that exists at the state and federal level, too. A group of scholars documented this gap and investigated why it exists.
With fewer people to care for their ancestors’ graves, many in Japan are looking for innovative solutions.
Hostility toward Hindu worship practices draws on a long history of prejudice portraying the faith’s followers as idolaters, argues a scholar of Hindu studies.
Horror as a genre has traditionally been rife with transphobia and homophobia. But LGBTQ+ fans love it anyway.
The destructive 1982-83 El Niño, then the strongest on record, eroded cliffs, leaving homes hanging precariously over the edges. A coastal scientist explains the escalating risks.
Money or other material benefits are often not enough to override a voter’s preferences and partisanship.
Mental health should be treated as part of education quality, learner safety and inclusion.
If the treaty enters into force, responsible nations will have to carefully monitor how other countries use it.
An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.
AI doesn’t need to become superintelligent to threaten global security. It just needs to get something wrong and have humans act on it.
Big decisions may have to wait.