Utøya massacre 10 years on: what has changed in Norway?: It has been 10 years since 77 people – mostly teenage political activists – were massacred in a far-right terror attack in Norway that shocked the country and the world. Anders Breivik was 32 years old on July 22 2011 when he detonated an ammonium …
Birth control continues to fail women – so why has nothing changed?: Unpleasant side effects from contraceptives are experienced by many women. Image Point Fr/ Shutterstock The hunt for a “male birth control pill” is a topic that often grabs attention. But so far no products have been licensed for use, either because they haven’t …
Limits for human embryo research have been changed: this calls for public debate: Human embryo research allows us to understand normal and abnormal human development. Anusorn Nakdee/Shutterstock For 40 years, research into early human development has been guided by the principle that after 14 days, an embryo should not be used for research and must …
How elephants raid crops in Kenya’s Masai Mara has changed. Why it matters: African elephant Shutterstock/MOIZ HUSEIN STORYTELLER The Masai Mara ecosystem, in south-western Kenya, is home to an important elephant population of about 2,500 individuals. Elephants need large amounts of space to roam in search of food and water. Because of this, they often …
Life in the deep freeze – the revolution that changed our view of glaciers forever: Saiko3p/Shutterstock I’ve been fascinated by glaciers since I was 14, when geography textbooks taught me about strange rivers of ice that crept down yawning valleys like giant serpents stalking their next meal. That kernel of wonder has carried me through …
How the bubonic plague changed drinking habits: Engraving of a man drinking plague water during the 1665 London outbreak. Wellcome Collection, CC BY-NC-SA Alcohol deaths in England and Wales in 2020 were the highest for 20 years. The Office for National Statistics recorded 7,423 deaths from alcohol misuse, a 19.6% increase compared with 2019. Although …
‘Brexit has changed people’s minds on independence’: Q&A with Kezia Dugdale, former Scottish Labour leader: Scotland is going to the polls on May 6 for what promises to be a landmark national election. It’s the first since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, which led to Scotland (and Northern Ireland) leaving the EU against its …
Dinosaurs: from giant reptiles to warm-blooded, feathered creatures, how our understanding of what they looked like has changed – podcast: Kulindadromeus: more evidence is emerging of feathered dinosaurs. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we look at how new discoveries are changing our understanding of what …
South Africa in the news: The year that changed the way we work forever: South Africa was plunged into a hard lockdown — a lockdown that would last more than 365 days at varying levels with a range of restrictions …: “South Africa” – BingNews Valneva booster vaccine shows positive early trial results: Valneva has …
Find what changed in a Git commit: If you use Git every day, you probably make a lot of commits. If you’re using Git every day in a project with other people, it’s safe to assume that everyone is making lots of commits. Every day. And this means you’re aware of how disorienting a Git …
How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder: Beaten in India, in Test and One Day International cricket, the usual tour postmortem for England’s cricketers has got under way, though with a slightly different feel to usual years given it was the first time in living memory that …
How lockdown changed our sex lives – new research: Lockdown significantly affected our health (for good and bad), our work and how we socialise. These consequences have been widely discussed, but far less attention has been given to the effect on our sex lives. When lockdown came into force in the UK in March 2020, …
How the UK’s first lockdown changed water habits – and risked shortages: Wild swimmer Fiona Philp from Limekilns, Scotland took a daily dip in her garden pool during lockdown. Iain Masterton/Alamy Stock Photo Though it may have escaped the public’s attention at the time, the three months from late March to June 2020 were exceptionally …
Dunblane 25 years on: how a mass school shooting changed British gun laws: March 13 marks the 25th anniversary of the appalling shooting massacre at a primary school in Dunblane, Scotland. The death of 16 young children and their teacher was a horrifying moment in the UK. The tragedy ultimately prompted an almost total ban …
South Africa in the news: How Covid-19 changed the way luxury products are sold in the world: Following the basic needs logic, furniture and home improvement, in general, is what you would least expect people to spend their disposable income, especially during a pandemic. But many furniture …: “South Africa” – BingNews World Rugby ratifies …
How coronavirus has changed us: join an online discussion with three experts in human behaviour: DisobeyArt/Shutterstock Do you remember where you were when you heard that the COVID-19 outbreak had become a pandemic? For many of us, that day – March 11 2020 – was the day that everything changed. Suddenly, a rumbling news story …
How COVID-19 has changed the way we give birth: LittleDogKorat/Shutterstock COVID-19 has changed how we give birth, where we give birth, and who is present when we give birth. The effects of these changes are yet to be fully understood, and while the experience of childbearing has become more difficult in many ways during the …
How the pandemic changed political communication – and why it matters: The social impact of COVID is self-evident. It has touched the everyday aspects of each of our lives, from simple tasks such as shopping, to meeting family members on Zoom, to (not) socialising with friends. Each of these has been transformed over the last …