Heathrow closure: what caused the fire and why did it bring down the whole airport? Expert panel
Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Europe, was shut down following a fire at a single electricity sub-station on the ...
A 1930s movement wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland. Here’s why it has modern resonances
In the 1930s a group sprang up in North America that wanted to merge the US with Canada. Elon Musk’s grandfather was a ...
What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
When AI systems try to bridge gaps in their training data, the results can be wildly off the mark: fabrications and non ...
Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
The pandemic badly affected young people’s mental health – but also showed what they need now to thrive
The crisis in young people’s mental health means securing a healthy, thriving adult population in the future becomes less ...
Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks
Military personnel at all levels are now facing the question of whether they will stand up for the military’s independent ...
Heathrow fire shows just how vulnerable UK energy infrastructure is – we’ve simulated the major climate-related risks
While the fire and power cut at Heathrow was not related to extreme weather, it highlights the consequences of such failures.
Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you to talk to them instead
The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn, that ...
Why the social pain of welfare reform overshadows any economic gain
As welfare accounts for almost a third of public spending in 2024-5, it is inevitably a target when savings are needed. Put ...
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions between the two superpowers
When Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison announced it was selling its two port concessions on the Panama Canal to a US ...
The paradox of democracy’s success: behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags
Paradoxically, the very success of democratic systems may thus also sow the seeds of their potential undoing. This is a ...
Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists
It may seem natural to use phrases like ‘ambitious’ or ‘think outside the box’ in job descriptions. Here’s when and why ...