Ransomware gangs are running riot – paying them off doesn't help

Jaruwan Jaiyangyuen/Shutterstock In the past five years, ransomware attacks have evolved from rare misfortunes into common and disruptive threats. Hijacking the IT systems of organisations and forcing them to pay a ransom in order to reclaim them, cybercriminals are freely extorting millions of pounds from companies – and they’re enjoyingContinue Reading

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Since the end of World War II, countries in Europe and North America, along with many other countries in the world, have witnessed a significant transformation, signaled by the emergence of groups whose representatives have their own worldview and culture that is often contradictory to the declared policies of theirContinue Reading

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Scans reveal new details of how Egyptian pharaoh met a violent death

Mummies fascinate people. Shutterstock/Andrea Izzotti There’s something about mummies that always fascinates people. We see this from the attention given to mummies in museum exhibitions and in their frequent appearance in books, films and games. Perhaps it’s the fact that they are dead yet still very identifiable as people –Continue Reading

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The future of periods can now be sustainable and cheap

The UK has passed the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. And as the latest lockdown drags on, the inequalities that have characterised the trajectory of the COVID-19 epidemic are becoming starker than ever. When coronavirus first arrived in the UK in spring 2020, British politicians called for teamworkContinue Reading

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