Independent Analysis and Reportage
The Canadian Defence Department’s recent announcement that it’s scaling back peacekeeping missions marks the final step in the triumph of one national peacekeeping mythology over another.
A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.
A viral post by a cancer specialist concedes there is no evidence of thyroid harm, while invoking hormone disruption and lifelong exposure. What does research show?
Even skilled nurses can make mistakes when systems are badly designed. Human factors training could help nurses recognise and reduce these risks.
South Korea continues push for peace with the north, as Pyongyang’s military strength grows.
The youth-led protests of 2025 were not the first time the Malagasy people created a window of opportunity for change.
Royal relics in Madagascar confer legitimacy on rulers.
The most famous Scottish cannibal was Sawney Bean, a 16th-century man who, with his wife and children, supposedly killed and ate travellers to the Ayrshire coast.
Continuous glucose monitors are changing diabetes care, but they have limits that matter during the most extreme blood sugar events.
Financial pressures can reduce the amount of time, energy and emotional capacity available for revision.
The species most at risk may not always be the ones we expect.
Three economists explore the viability of a UN-backed one-stop licensing ‘hub’ for making essential, often life-saving biotherapeutics and vaccines both affordable and more widely available.