I’ve researched time for 15 years – here’s how my perception of it has changed: lassedesignen/Shutterstock Time is one of those things that most of us take for granted. We spend our lives portioning it into work-time, family-time and me-time. Rarely do we sit and think about how and why we choreograph our lives through …
How fame has changed for artists since Antiquity: From the end of Antiquity (5th century CE) until about 1250, image-makers were more or less anonymous craftspeople. Traditional images from the Byzantine world dominated art in this period. When it came to art, what mattered was the skilful repetition of familiar icons, a model that left …
Building on the greenbelt is central to solving the housing crisis – just look at how the edges of cities have changed: Amid new targets of 1.5m new homes over five years, the Labour party has pledged to review the planning rules which dictate where housing in England can be built. The shadow chancellor, Rachel …
King Charles makes state visit to France – a year into his reign, here’s what’s changed under the new British monarch: King Charles’s three-day state visit to France, a year into his reign, has marked the return of the British monarchy’s international dimension. The trip, along with is his first state visit earlier in the …
Women used to be more likely to vote Conservative than men but that all changed in 2017 – we wanted to find out why: Shutterstock/AJP In many nations in the immediate post-war period, women were more often supporters of rightwing parties than men. This “traditional” gender gap was supposedly underpinned by women’s greater religiosity and …
Mahsa Amini: A year into the protest movement in Iran, this is what’s changed: Iran’s rulers continue to enforce tight public controls as the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the “morality police” approaches. Amini died after being arrested for allegedly breaching hijab rules. The news of her death prompted …
The signs that the EU has completely changed its perspective on adding new members since Russia invaded Ukraine: In her annual address on the state of the European Union, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has given her strongest signal yet of the intention to add Ukraine and other nations as member states. Her speech …
From ‘girls’ to Lionesses: how newspaper coverage of women’s football has changed: Rose Lavelle of USA and Beth Mead of England during the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019. Romain Biard/Shutterstock When the 2023 Women’s World Cup kicks off on July 20, fans in the UK will have access to a wealth of media coverage. …
How the Windrush generation changed stories of Britain forever – ten recommended reads: The 800 West Indians who walked down the gangway at Tilbury to make new lives in England in June 1948 had been encouraged to think of the country as their motherland. The literary contribution of the Windrush generation is just one example …
South Africa has changed its electoral law, but a much more serious overhaul is needed: Hundreds of people stand in line to vote in South Africa's first democratic election in April 1994. Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed into law a change to the country’s electoral act to …
Seinfeld: how a sitcom ‘about nothing’ changed television for good: A quarter of a century ago, on 14 May 1998, the final episode of Seinfeld was broadcast, ending one of the most significant sitcoms of all time after nine seasons and 180 episodes. In fact the self-styled “show about nothing” was so important we can …
Our research shows home working didn’t harm mental health at the start of the pandemic – but things changed later on: Vera Petrunina/Shutterstock One of the key changes to our daily lives brought about by the COVID pandemic was, for those able to do so, working from home. According to UK data, almost 60% of …
How soils changed life on Earth: For the first 4 billion years of Earth’s existence, its continents were dusty, barren and rocky landscapes similar to the surface of Mars. But, around 500 million years ago, this all changed. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. Land plants began to …
Fuel poverty makes you sick – so why has nothing changed since I was a child living in a cold home?: ARIMAG/Shutterstock During the 1970s and 1980s I grew up in a cold home. On very cold mornings, ice would be crusted on my bedroom window and my every breath would condense in the air. …
Five discoveries that changed our understanding of how the ancient Egyptians created mummies: Merydolla/Shutterstock Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition. But new discoveries keep challenging scientists’ perception of these ancient rites. As …
Ukraine: Russia’s inability to dominate the sea has changed the course of the war: Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but nonetheless crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full spectrum of tactical, strategic, …
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania – Marvel’s Multiverse Saga has changed the franchise’s stakes: A heavy burden rests on Ant-Man’s (Paul Rudd) diminutive shoulders: not only the fate of Earth-616, but perhaps the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) itself. Over the past 15 years, the MCU has redefined the Hollywood franchise blockbuster through …
Modern mafia: Italy’s organised crime machine has changed beyond recognition in 30 years: The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when operating as a leading figure of Cosa Nostra. Denaro appears to belong to another time – …