A jumping spider, which uses sharp eyesight to hunt its prey. ThomasShahan.com/Flickr, CC BY-SA Bill Laurance, James Cook University Climate change…
Fear of Islam pervades every corner of modern Muslim life. Brexit and the Trump Admin. have made the situation far…
MPs have suggested a working definition of Islamophobia for the first time. John Gomez/Shutterstock Chris Allen, University of Leicester The…
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Russia claims its controversial Iskander M launcher doesn’t violate the INF treaty. SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AAP Ramesh Thakur, Australian National University On October…
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Kanaka Durga (39) and Bindu Ammini (40) made history by becoming the first in centuries to enter Sabarimala Temple, which…
The erosion of democratic liberties in the United States could trigger a worldwide regression of freedom. And part of the blame…
shutterstock. italianestro/Shutterstock Kevin Albertson, Manchester Metropolitan University It hardly needs saying, but there are changes afoot in the political economy of…
“Our house is on fire,” said the Swedish student activist who has galvanized 100,000 fellow teens around the world to…
Christopher Dent, Edge Hill University The clock is ticking for China and the US to resolve their trade dispute. Some…
#CORRUPTION The New York district attorney dropped a financial fraud investigation of Ivanka Trump, left, and her brother, Donald Jr.,…
A study of drinking water sourced from groundwater in areas of intensive farming and horticulture found nitrate levels are already…
Roman Teteruk/Shutterstock Mark Whittingham, Newcastle University Wind turbines are a leading source of green energy which could supply 12% of…
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elRoce / shutterstock Keith Shine, University of Reading The world’s climate scientists have spoken: if we want to limit human-induced…
Little Missouri River, North Dakota. Justin Meissen, CC BY-SA Sujay Kaushal, University of Maryland; Gene E. Likens, University of Connecticut; Michael…
Spawning sockeye salmon make their way up the Adams River near Chase, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Andrea Jane Reid,…