At the time of writing, US President Donald Trump is deliberating over whether to join Israel’s air campaign to destroy Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme. This is already ...
By Jon Andoni Duñabeitia
Every single day, thousands of people around the world use dating apps to strike up conversations with strangers, with the supposedly mutual objective of finding ...
By Luana Carcano
Driven by advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies, digital clones are transforming fast-fashion marketing. Always available, ageless and adaptable to any setting, these virtual figures ...
By Jen Kostuchuk, Erik Steiner, and Sean Lyons
“I wish adults knew that I really care about the environment and want to help, but I sometimes feel like my ideas ...
By Adam Taylor
Social media has done it again – this time reviving a minimalist skincare trend known as the caveman method. Think of it as the paleo diet for your ...
By Jye Marshall
While the official theme of the 2025 Met Gala was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, another trend emerged among those on the red carpet: no pants.
While many might ...
By Andrew Scott
In today’s fast-paced world, finding time for exercise can be challenging. This probably explains why short workouts continue to be so popular. But can workouts of ...
By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn
Fashion is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and the world around us. Nowhere is this clearer than in ...
By Trudy Meehan
If you feel like “waking up is the hardest thing I do all day” then you’re not alone. The experience has been termed “sleep inertia” and ...
By Christiana Gregoriou
The second world war veteran community is far more ethnically diverse than many people realise, with over 3 million foreign servicemen serving with the British armed forces during ...
By Gemma Ware
The Birkin bag made by French luxury retailer Hermès has become a status symbol for the global elite. Notoriously difficult to obtain, the world’s rich ...
By Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke
People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at ...
The UK’s decision to leave the EU was a seismic shock in Ireland. In the years following the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, the border between Northern Ireland and the ...
By Thomas Gift, UCL
A few days ago, in a move that attracted international attention, the White House threatened to strip Harvard University of US$2 billion (£1.5 billion) in federal funding, ...
By Joel Hodge and Antonia Pizzey
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church had recently survived being hospitalised with a ...
By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski
Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough. From ancient gods to ...
By Margaret Murray and Andrew Costanzo
With Easter upon us, you’ll have seen chocolate Easter eggs on supermarket shelves. Maybe you’ve bought some already.
But is there a ...
By Danielle Mariann Dove
The upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell has courted controversy since it was first announced, with Fennell’s choice of leading lady and ...
By Mike Climstein, Jeremy Hudson, Michael Stapelberg and Nedeljka Rosic
You’ve got a new brown spot on your face, but is it a freckle or a sunspot? Or perhaps ...
Timothy Hearn, Anglia Ruskin University
From dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the public imagination. Colossal Biosciences, the Dallas-based biotech company leading the ...
By Will Hawkes
As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of tiny black dots, ...
By Zoe Porter and Laurence Orlando
Earlier this month, Kmart pulled a “hyaluronic acid cleansing balm” from its shelves, after a teen who used the skincare product was hospitalised, reporting ...
By Ahmet T. Kuru, San Diego State University
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu had expected to become Turkey’s opposition presidential nominee on March 23, 2025; instead, he lost his freedom and college ...