Financial markets are tanking. Here’s why it’s best not to panic
Financial markets have reacted very badly to the upending of global trade. But that doesn’t mean you should panic.
Scientists should try to repeat more studies, but not those looking for a link between vaccines with autism
This is a worrying waste of effort, given the extensive evidence showing that there is no link between vaccines and autism, ...
Nasa and Esa want to bring Martian rocks to Earth. Here’s what will happen to the samples once they get here
A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa ...
Scientists should try to repeat more studies, but not those linking vaccines with autism
This is a worrying waste of effort, given the extensive evidence showing that there is no link between vaccines and autism, ...
The radical European peasant movements that formed populist parties and breakaway republics
In the early 20th century, peasant movements combined a hatred of cities with imaginative blueprints for social and economic ...
Peru is losing its battle against organised crime
Peru is no stranger to emergencies of this kind. Only last year, in September 2024, Boluarte’s government declared a 60-day ...
Alcohol causes cancer, and less than 1 drink can increase your risk − a cancer biologist explains how
Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, accounting for tens of thousands of cancer deaths per ...
American liberators of Nazi camps got ‘a lifelong vaccine against extremism’ − their wartime experiences are a warning for today
A historian of the Mauthausen concentration camp says US troops and the Spanish antifascists they freed were united in a ...
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
The Trump administration’s job cuts and advisory board changes at the agency won’t change those rules, as a former EPA ...
What is reinforcement learning? An AI researcher explains a key method of teaching machines – and how it relates to training your dog
Computing pioneer Alan Turing suggested training machines with rewards and punishments. Two computer scientists put the idea ...
What ancient animal fables from India teach about political wisdom
Pañcatantra,’ a striking collection of animal fables in which birds, lions and others speak and reason as humans do, guides ...
South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference
Holding the G20 presidency this year, South Africa is well positioned to push for new ways to boost agricultural productivity ...