Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump: US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed …
The emotional toll of dating apps and why they’re no longer about finding love – podcast: Nicoleta Ionescu/Shutterstock Dating apps are having a rocky moment. In February, Bumble said it would lay off 30% of its workforce after disappointing results in 2023. Match Group, which has struggled to maintain paying subscribers for its most popular …
The Last of Us and redemption: finding hope, light and God in the apocalyptic darkness: With a catastrophic fungal pandemic creating the “infected”, a post-apocalypse breakdown of society, and a moral quest amidst humans hunting humans, PlayStation game and HBO TV phenomenon The Last of Us has exhilarated and terrified millions of gamers and viewers. …
You Are Here by David Nicholls – a touching tale of finding love and connection in nature: Forgem/Shutterstock Coming soon after the release of the Netflix version of One Day, David Nicholls’ latest novel is another bitter-sweet homage to skewed romance. While the lovers in One Day are divided by class and aspiration, in You …
Plant roots mysteriously pulsate and we don’t know why – but finding out could change the way we grow things: Nikita M production/Shutterstock You probably don’t think about plant roots all that much – they’re hidden underground after all. Yet they’re continually changing the shape of the world. This process happens in your garden, where …
Rishi Sunak wants more maths at school – but finding the teachers will be hard when university departments are closing: Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Oxford Brookes University recently announced it will no longer be offering mathematics degrees. This follows reported reductions or proposed cuts at other universities. This is a problem for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s vision …
Gaza war: how investigators would go about finding and verifying underground military complexes: Computer generated image of an underground bunker released by the Israel Defense Forces. IDF/Twitter Following the raid on the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza by units of the Israel Defence Forces on October 15, the IDF claims to have uncovered evidence of tunnels …
Skin cancer: more people die from types that aren’t melanoma – surprise new finding: Bokehboo Studios/Shutterstock If you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma – the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right? Not so. Worldwide, more people are now dying of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) than melanoma, a new …
Lucy Letby investigation: UK corporate manslaughter cases tend to be complex and can take years to reach a finding: Police have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation at the Chester hospital that employed Lucy Letby, a former nurse recently convicted of murdering seven babies in the hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. Corporate manslaughter charges …
Bokke escaping the noise, and finding inner peace with the Bowers & Wilkins headphones: As the dust settles on another fantastic Rugby World Cup season, Homemation gifted the reigning World Champions with the new limited-edition Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 headphones to help them stay calm in the preparation for their upcoming games. The Px7 …
Rehab for South Africa’s female inmates focuses on domestic chores – instead of finding good work: Patriarchal norms influence the design of rehabilitation programmes for women in jail. Shutterstock Corrections facilities are supposed to help rehabilitate offenders. However, during apartheid, South Africa’s correctional system was a pillar of the repressive, discriminatory laws. It was used …
Is there new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics? Our finding will help settle the question: Muon g2 experiment. Fermilab Despite its tremendous success in predicting the existence of new particles and forces, the Standard Model of particle physics, designed over 50 years ago to explain the smallest building blocks of nature, isn’t …
Fans are finding out just how disappointing merchandise for women’s football is: England goalkeeper Mary Earps was named player of the match in England’s victory over Nigeria in the Fifa Women’s World Cup. She has played a key role in England’s recent successes, not just at the World Cup but in previous tournaments. Her performances …
Fault Finding: Your New Water Meter Keypad Pairs but Doesn’t accept Tokens or Water Availability Requests: The standard Amanzi Prepaid Water Meter that we see on many thousands of properties in South Africa has been around for a number of years. Black Prepaid Water Meter UIU (keypad) With Replaceable Batteries The Water Meter unit is …
An element essential to life discovered on one of Saturn’s moons, raising hopes of finding alien microbes: Ice particles, with just a trace of phosphates, venting from near Enceladus's south pole, as imaged by Cassini in 2010. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Enceladus is the tiny moon of Saturn that seems to have it all. Its icy …
Why ‘finding your purpose’ matters – and four ways to find yours: How can you find a sense of purpose? GaudiLab/Shutterstock Often presented as the solution for people lacking direction, the notion of “finding your purpose” might sound like a cliche. But having a sense of purpose has been linked with a range of physical …
Finding Ukraine’s stolen children and bringing perpetrators to justice: lessons from Argentina: The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s children commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on March 17. They were accused of the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from Ukraine to Russia. As of April …
Catfish in Nigeria: we set about finding ways of making it more appealing: Cooking catfish for the working class can be time-consuming because of the preparation process. Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming has become a popular agricultural business sector in Nigeria. This is because the species can adapt to …