
Vaccines have been so successful that some people have forgotten why we need them
The return of measles shows what happens when vaccination rates fall. Understanding why people distrust vaccines is essential to rebuilding confidence.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

The return of measles shows what happens when vaccination rates fall. Understanding why people distrust vaccines is essential to rebuilding confidence.

Protesters in India have taken to the streets over a controversial revision of the country’s voter rolls.

Duck tape kept out more floodwater than sandbags, in lab tests.

The theory that Italian mafia groups are choosing to keep fentanyl out of Europe does not fit what we know about drug markets or organised crime.

Hard-to-recycle plastic waste could be an untapped resource but current laws make it difficult for UK companies to innovate.

It turns out where you live matters. A lot.

The mission could help resolve how Mars’ two moons were formed.

The fear of the feminine has led the patriarchy to cast women as monstrous across time and culture.

Starlink owner Elon Musk says it is the US government which controls the Starshield military satellite system and would have made the decision to throlttle it.

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Some Papua New Guinea parliamentarians are calling for tougher laws against violent criminals who they say should be categorised as “terrorists”. It comes as PNG police released details of a counter-terrorism operation in Southern Highlands province, in which they seized a cache of high-powered weapons and military-grade explosives. Various

Experts have raised legitimate concerns about the proposed changes.

These annoying and painful little sores tend to resolve on their own. But if they don’t – or you have any of these other symptoms – it could be time to seek help.