Independent Analysis and Reportage
Many relatives have not seen each other for years because travelling around Ukraine is unsafe and trips abroad are expensive and, sometimes, restricted.
Wildlife expert Vanessa Pirotta talks whale digestion on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
Based on past performance, economic sanctions will never be strong enough to denuclearise North Korea. There’s a better way.
Astronomers have revisited data from a dramatic collision of neutron stars to help resolve the infamous ‘Hubble tension’.
New research looking at social media hate before and after the October 7 attacks shows antisemitism and Islamophobia got worse, then stayed bad.
AI-generated faces don’t look weird anymore – they’re ‘hyperaverage’, which is a giveaway to the trained eye.
Companies facing hostile takeover threats invest more in environmental, social and governance initiatives, and the effect spreads to their competitors.
The Nottingham maternity review shows why women need better assessment and support at the very start of labour.
The inequality, stigma and eugenic thinking that led to their acquisition is often obscured or erased.
There is no one way to be an astronaut; you can’t go to astronaut school.
Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.
Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate, personal and tangible.