Why 2023 is a make-or-break year for Keir Starmer’s Labour party
Labour has understandably begun 2023 in an upbeat mood. Polls give the party around 45%…
The ‘kraken’ COVID variant XBB.1.5 is rising quickly in the US – here’s what it could mean for the UK
The heavily-mutated omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was first detected in…
Barbara Lee Tells Colleagues She’s Running for Senate
Progressive Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California told lawmakers Wednesday during a closed-door meeting of…
How Chaucer’s medieval Wife of Bath was tamed and then liberated in the 21st century
Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since…
Titanic Fans Will Never Let Go of Kate Winslet’s Hair Debacle
It’s been 84 years, and we are still trying to wrap our heads around this…
Opinion | Who Will Ask Larry Summers About His Crypto Shenanigans?
On Tuesday, Cameron Winklevoss publicly accused Barry Silbert, the CEO of cryptocurrency conglomerate DCG, of…
How to stay safe from blue-ringed octopus this summer
As an octopus biologist, I get a call from the media every summer because someone…
Asia Pacific Airlines’ Air Cargo Volumes Down by 18.6% in November
IATA’s global air cargo market data for November 2022 shows that demand softened as economic…
Opinion | The Pentagon Budget Should Be Cut, But Don’t Trust Hawkish Blowhards on This for a Minute
Writing for the Washington Post on Monday, Jennifer Rubin charged that the potential Freedom Caucus…
Curious Kids: what are gravitational waves?
What are gravitational waves? – Millie, age 10, Sydney What a great question Millie! To…