How Jeff Bezos brought the Washington Post’s global reputation into question
The Washington Post has won an international reputation for its journalism. But recent changes are threatening its status as ...
How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s ...
From opposing robber barons to the New Deal to desegregation to DOGE, state attorneys general have long taken on Washington
In early February, the attorneys general of Minnesota, Oregon and Washington sought and were granted an order to stop the ...
What is Tren de Aragua? How the Venezuelan gang started − and why US policies may only make it stronger
The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc ...
Who’s my dad? In South Africa that’s a complex question – report tracks the rise of ‘social fathers’
Fewer children live with their biological fathers than with other men. These men should be recognised and given assistance to ...
English schools provide free period products – but they’re still not easy for pupils to get hold of
In 2020, the government attempted to address this problem in England with a scheme to make period products available for free ...
Who’s who at the Vatican?
The Vatican houses the central government of the Catholic Church and is also an independent city-state. The pope is both the ...
Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants
Our recent research backs up the idea that demand for labour is a major driver of both documented and undocumented (also ...
‘All in your head’: when doctors misdiagnose autoimmune disease as psychosomatic
The hurt of misdiagnosis was compounded by having “nowhere to voice my anger” or distress. Some of the most moving stories ...
Schools agreement provides NSW $4.8 billion extra for public schools over a decade
Queensland remains the only state still to join the agreement, which ties federal funding to schools to specific measures, ...
I’m a medical forensic examiner. Here’s what people can expect from a health response after a sexual assault
Sexual assault services provide more than just medical forensic examination, and in a recent study, 75% of people who used ...
Microsoft cuts data centre plans and hikes prices in push to make users carry AI costs
After a year of shoehorning generative AI into its flagship products, Microsoft is trying to recoup the costs by raising ...