Many of the world’s richest and most powerful people are in the spotlight for the wrong reasons – again. The Pandora papers is the third and largest leak of documents in which the secret financial...
Politics
Pandora Papers: Media Rage At Billionaire Tax Cheats But Ignore...
The Supreme Court’s Immense Power May Pose A Danger To Its...
The first Monday in October is the traditional day that the U.S. Supreme Court convenes for its new term. Analysts and soothsayers carefully read the signals and forecast the direction the court...
Angela Merkel’s Departure Is An Opportunity To Fix The EU
It will probably take a while for the fact that Angela Merkel is no longer Germany’s chancellor to sink in. It is hard to remember life before ‘Mutti’. When she came to power in 2005, no one had...
Environment
A Global Carbon Removal Industry Is Coming – Experts Explain The...
Each of its carbon-sucking units is the size of a shipping container, yet the world’s largest direct air capture machine – the Orca plant in Iceland – only captures and stores about 4,000 tonnes of...
Gene-Edited Crops: Expert Q+A On What Field Trials Could Mean...
Firmly outside the EU, where regulations are considered tighter, the UK government plans to revise regulations on gene editing in agriculture in England, enabling field trials of crops that have had...
Rewilding: Conservationists Want To Let Elephants Loose In...
Imagine driving through a lush, green landscape in France or Germany and spotting a herd of elephants roaming freely. As absurd as that might seem, it was only 10,000 years ago that creatures the...
Culture
The Story of Chilli is One of Politics, Geography and Culture
Chilli peppers are today an essential part of almost all major cuisines in some way or the other. They are the key to Asian, African, Latin American, and constitute an important part of Britain’s...
Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Testified That The...
Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before the U.S. Senate on Oct. 5, 2021, that the company’s social media platforms “harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.”...
Tattoos Have A Long History Going Back To The Ancient World –...
While most of us would likely care to forget the pandemic as soon as is possible, a few have opted for a permanent reminder of the health crisis – in the shape of a tattoo. Some of these tattoos are...
Science
James Webb Space Telescope: An Astronomer On The Team Explains...
The James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to head to space on Dec. 18, 2021. With it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to form in the universe, will search for Earthlike atmospheres...
Gene-Edited Crops: Expert Q+A On What Field Trials Could Mean...
Firmly outside the EU, where regulations are considered tighter, the UK government plans to revise regulations on gene editing in agriculture in England, enabling field trials of crops that have had...
How Soon Could Carbon Capture Technology Solve Industry CO₂...
The recent spike in natural gas prices has closed many plants that make fertiliser in the UK – sending a shockwave through lots of other industries. This is because ammonia...