Women firsts in Cabinet, a long view
Labour have won a historic landslide in the 2024 general election, but it is also a historic moment for women in parliament as Rachel Reeves becomes the first female Chancellor...Read More >
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Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change
People in the UK love discussing the weather. For the first two weeks of June 2024, the cold, dull conditions were all they could talk about. Major news outlets like...Read More >
Transforming cultures for public engagement
The annual conference of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) is a celebration of engagement practice in all its forms. Teresa Murjas attended this year’s event and reflects...Read More >
Why we’re hunting through a century of data from Britain’s northernmost observatory
Built in 1913 as a naval radio station, the Shetland Isles’ Met Office at Lerwick provides the temperature reading you see on the top right-hand corner of the UK weather...Read More >
Inside Out 2: this fresh sequel shows teenage anxiety is not always a bad thing
When we think of teenagers experiencing anxiety, we’re likely to think about it as a mental health concern. But Inside Out 2 shows that anxiety is a normal feeling and...Read More >
Platelets: The heroes of haemostasis
This year marks the twentieth anniversary of World Blood Donor Day when the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its global partners join to celebrate the lifesaving work of blood donors....Read More >
Spirited Away play review: a wonderful artistic imagining of Studio Ghibli’s tale of environmental stewardship
Studio Ghibli, the renowned Japanese animation studio co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, has captivated audiences worldwide with its visually stunning and thematically rich films. In recent years, they...Read More >
Pirates and politicians: what a 300-year-old book about the most notorious buccaneers reveals about British politics
Three hundred years ago, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson first hit the shelves of London’s booksellers. The book...Read More >
Collapsed FTX exchange plans to repay investors – this could be a fresh start for crypto
Collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX recently announced that the majority of creditors who lost money in its bankruptcy scandal will be repaid their missing funds. This has become possible now – 18 months...Read More >
How Neanderthal language differed from modern human – they probably didn’t use metaphors
The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) fascinate researchers and the general public alike. They remain central to debates about the nature of the genus Homo (the broad biological classification that humans and their relatives...Read More >
