Three more federal inmates are slated to be executed before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, though the first received a temporary stay hours before she was slated to die on Jan. 12, before...
Politics
Executions Don’t Deter Murder, Despite the Trump...
Free Speech in America: is the US Approach Fit for Purpose in...
The counting of electoral college votes to certify the result of a US election is usually a routine affair. But emboldened by a provocative speech by outgoing president Donald Trump, an angry mob of...
Capitol Riots: Ashli Babbitt and the Far-Right Radicalisation of...
In the wake of the attack on the US Capitol, there has been a lot of discussion of the role of the 35-year-old US Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt, who was one of the five people killed during...
Environment
Toxic Waste Dumping in the Gulf of Guinea Amounts to...
Toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste) is generated from a wide range of industries – such as health, hydrocarbon or manufacturing – and can come in many forms, such as sludges or gas. E-waste is...
The Fight Over the Destiny of Southern Africa’s Wildlife
It’s a fight that pits people against animals, African nations against western conservationists, leading some to ask ‘do black lives matter less than wildlife in Southern Africa?’...
Agent Orange, Exposed: How U.S. Chemical Warfare in Vietnam...
In the end, the military campaign was called Operation Ranch Hand, but it originally went by a more appropriately hellish appellation: Operation Hades. As part of this Vietnam War effort, from...
Culture
The Festive Season Means Homesickness for Millions of Exiles and...
As most people take time to celebrate the Christmas and the New Year’s holidays with relatives and friends, for tens of millions that have fled threats, wars, turmoil and persecution at home, such...
Don’t Say Goodbye to Zoom Yet: Most People Want to Get Back to...
As more and more good news about vaccines has come pouring in, Zoom has watched its shares tumble. Contrary to nervous markets, however, we believe video conferencing and remote working are here to...
Spinster, Old Maid or Self-Partnered – Why Words for Single...
In a recent interview with Vogue, actress Emma Watson opened up about being a single 30-year-old woman. Instead of calling herself single, however, she used the word “self-partnered.” I’ve...
Science
The Fascinating Story of Placebos – and Why Doctors Should Use...
Plato’s cure for headaches involved: a certain leaf, but there was a charm to go with the remedy; and if one uttered the charm at the moment of its application, the remedy made one perfectly well;...
SETI: New Signal Excites Alien Hunters – Here’s how we could...
The US$100m (£70m) Breakthrough Listen Initiative, founded by Russian billionaire, technology and science investor Yuri Milner and his wife Julia, has identified a mysterious radio signal that seems...
We Scanned the DNA of 8,000 People to see how Facial Features...
A new study reveals more than 130 regions in human DNA play a role in sculpting facial features. The nose is the facial feature most influenced by your genes. Understanding the link between specific...