It’s Not Too Late to Stop Mass Extinction in the Ocean
A quarter of a billion years ago, rising temperatures emptied the oceans of life. The planet now faces a similar threat, but the outcome is in human hands.Continue Reading
2022-04-28
Designers chosen for multi-million pound Barbican renewal
T he designers who helped rejuvenate Tate Britain and Shakespeare’s Globe have been asked to do the same for the Barbican. The winning bid to lead the multi-million pound renewal of the arts centre will include architects from firms Allies & Morrison and the Asif Khan Studio. Their plan aimContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Protesters call for independence of new National Maternity Hospital
Protesters have called for the complete independence of the new National Maternity Hospital to ensure women’s health services remain secular. Demonstrators have raised concerns about the legal framework surrounding the workings of the new hospital that was recently approved by the HSE. Particular concerns regarding the legal ownership of theContinue Reading
2022-04-28
How Burnley could line up under Rooney with two Man Utd stars and Derby ace
WAYNE ROONEY is the favourite to be named as Burnley’s new boss. Burnley haven’t named Sean Dyche’s successor since he was given the boot in April. 2 Wayne Rooney is favourite to land the Burnley jobCredit: Paul Tonge Several names including Rafa Benitez and Sam Allardyce have been linked withContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Elections: how disinformation campaigns aim to wreck public trust in them
Public trust in elections is being undermined by disinformation campaigns. Shutterstock Public trust in elections is being targeted around the world by a series of disinformation campaigns from a range of international players. This is giving rise to an increasing lack of trust in how votes are counted. The almostContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Merck sold $3.2 billion of its Covid oral antiviral treatment, driving first-quarter revenue growth
Medicine pill is seen with Merck logo and words ‘Molnupiravir’ and ‘COVID-19’ displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on November 5, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Merck sold $3.2 billion of its oral antiviral treatment for Covid in theContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Liam Gallagher: hip arthritis doesn’t just affect older adults
Liam Gallagher recently revealed that he is suffering from arthritis, leaving him with excruciating pain and the realisation that he will probably need hip replacement surgery. Most people associate arthritis with old age, but Gallagher is just 49. So how unusual is it to develop such severe arthritis before oldContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Does this dinosaur ‘graveyard’ reveal their final day on Earth? An expert explores the evidence
Buried in the rocks in North Dakota lies evidence of the exact day the dinosaurs were obliterated from the planet, some 66 million years ago. That’s the claim of palaeontologist Robert DePalma and colleagues, whose work was captured by the BBC in its recent landmark documentary Dinosaurs: The Final DayContinue Reading
2022-04-28
Social media regulation: why we must ensure it is democratic and inclusive
Tero Vessalainen/Shutterstock News that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is buying Twitter has sent the world into a spin, dividing those who advocate for unfettered free speech – like Musk – and those who believe that some platforms wield too much power and influence. But the ultimate outcome forContinue Reading
2022-04-28
I spent three years in a paedophile hunting team – here’s what I learned
frank_peters / Shutterstock By the time you finish reading this article, at least one new case of child sexual abuse will have been reported. In the US, a child is sexually assaulted every nine minutes. In the UK, this figure is closer to one every seven minutes. The sexual abuseContinue Reading
2022-04-27