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Many of us are still reeling from Trump’s decisive election victory. One of the most difficult aspects to come to terms with is how this most divisive and bigoted of men managed to create a kind of ...

The "Electric Dreams" exhibition at the Tate illuminates our changing relationship with the virtual world ...

A man asks for money outside the cathedral in Salta, Argentina. Credit: Alamy The defining image of Javier Milei’s rapid rise to power in Argentina was his favourite campaign stunt: waving a chainsaw ...

Mansour Omari smuggled out the names of Assad regime prisoners scribbled onto scraps of cloth. Portrait by Richard Ansett Mansour Omari is a Syrian human rights defender, journalist and torture ...

GJ 504 b. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/S. Wiessinger Ammonia (NH3) is a common chemical here on Earth. It’s in fertiliser, refrigerator coolant and even some biological waste – if ...

Surging demand for lithium is driven by electric vehicle adoption and net-zero pledges. Image credit: Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz / CC 4.0 As the world pivots toward decarbonisation, interest in lithium ...

A new study adds to the evidence that obesity isn't about will power Most people who are overweight want to lose it. But even when they do, it often creeps back. New research may explain why. The ...

On the evening of 6 December 2023, Refaat Alareer was killed in an Israeli airstrike at the house where he was staying with his brother and sister in northern Gaza. Alareer was its target, though his ...