Technology

There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.

Railway safety has vastly improved for motor vehicles, but reducing the risk of collisions with pedestrians is much trickier.

AI companies are gearing up to follow the social media model of monetizing their platforms through advertising. The danger for consumers with AI goes beyond data privacy to covert manipulation.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with power, but with how we live together.

History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet.

Chatter in social media communities sheds light on a hidden population of substance users.

Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.

Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?

The age of the oldest known Oldowan stone tools from east Turkana has been pushed back by 700,000 years.

The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.

With an average temperature of -50°C, Antarctica’s first-ever 100% natural sanctuary protects endangered ice cores from global warming.

The growing ease of perpetrating sexual violence with novel technologies reflect the urgent need to prioritise AI safety and regulation.

Marine biodiversity underpins human health such as at Porthdinllaen in north wales where seagrass is part of a marine social ecological system.

Since late December, Iran has been rocked by unprecedented unrest, which is fuelled by the economic crisis and exacerbated by violent repression by the regime.

Urology departments in England and Wales have seen an increase in users admitted for bladder inflammation caused by ketamine use.

Sadly, there is no cure for Huntington’s disease. But a couple new research papers suggests this may be about to change.

It helps to explain why falling inflation doesn’t necessarily ease pressure on household budgets.

Offshore wind contracts are ready – but ships, ports and cables are not.

Meat and full-fat dairy are in. Ultra-processed foods are out. And there’s a new, inverted food pyramid.

We need reliable communications during climate emergencies like bushfires and floods. But changes have left regional communities exposed.