As communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was “the end of history”, being the form all societies were destined to take. The past...
Politics
Why Spite Could Destroy Liberal Democracy
When Human Life Begins Is A Question Of Politics – Not Biology
A Texas law that aims to eliminate almost all abortions in the state is part of a long-standing nationwide movement to restrict the right to abortion. The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021...
I’m A Sheep And Cattle Farmer In England, And Brexit Has Left...
You either love him or hate him, but Jeremy Clarkson’s documentary series about trying to get to grips with sheep rearing, tractor driving and running a farm shop at Diddly Squat Farm has...
Environment
We Could Power Households From The Scraps In Our Food Waste Bins...
Imagine if you could power your kettle using the energy generated from the vegetable cuttings quietly breaking down in your kitchen’s compost bin. That reality might not be so far off with the growth...
Fracking And Poorer Surface Water Quality Link Established – New...
Fracking – hailed by some as the greatest recent advance in energy production, criticised by others for the threat it poses to local life – continues to divide opinion. The term fracking refers to...
These 3 Energy Storage Technologies Can Help Solve The Challenge...
In recent decades the cost of wind and solar power generation has dropped dramatically. This is one reason that the U.S. Department of Energy projects that renewable energy will...
Culture
Is Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Rife In The Music Industry?
The popular music industry has a problem – men are sexually assaulting women. Male producers, record company execs and musicians are exploiting and abusing women musicians, women working in the...
Facebook Has Known For A Year And A Half That Instagram Is Bad...
Facebook officials had internal research in March 2020 showing that Instagram – the social media platform most used by adolescents – is harmful to teen girls’ body image and well-being but swept...
Amid Calls To #TaxTheChurches – What And How Much Do US...
The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July. The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the first time that “tax the churches” has...
Science
The Five Most Impressive Geological Structures In The Solar...
When we talk about amazing geological features, we often limit ourselves to those on Earth. But as a geologist, I think that’s crazy – there are so many structures on other worlds that can excite and...
New Technology Can Create Treatment Against Drug-Resistant...
The big idea A new technique my colleagues and I developed that can kill deadly, multidrug-resistant bacteria in real-time could be used to generate targeted therapies that replace traditional...
Time Travel Is Possible – But Only If You Have An Object With...
The concept of time travel has always captured the imagination of physicists and laypersons alike. But is it really possible? Of course, it is. We’re doing it right now, aren’t we? We are all...