From brain implants to dark philosophies and an obsession with blood transfusion, our new issue takes a look at the beliefs and ambitions of the tech billionaires – and how they're taking root in the corridors of power | Continue reading
Britain plans to build thousands of wind turbines, and a new breakthrough may help ensure they don't end up in landfill | Continue reading
Xi Jinping may have skipped this year's COP, but China is making giant strides when it comes to clean energy | Continue reading
Why was the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2024 so controversial? | Continue reading
With Trump as president-elect, and the populist right on the rise in Europe, will Britain manage to stand its ground? | Continue reading
Women using abortion clinics in England and Wales are finally being protected... up to a point | Continue reading
Lessons from the lost art of eavesdropping | Continue reading
The musings of a "disillusioned social scientist" | Continue reading
Nostalgia serves a psychological purpose | Continue reading
Philosopher Helen de Cruz offers a guide to cultivating more wonder and awe in our everyday lives | Continue reading
Schools like Michaela Community boast of high grades and obedient students – but at what cost? | Continue reading
The emergence of Christianity was incredibly contingent, as this book clearly shows | Continue reading
New vaccines offer hope in the fight against one of the world’s deadliest diseases | Continue reading
A reimagining of "Huckleberry Finn" that switches the perspective to that of Jim | Continue reading
How Richard Herring's health scare confirmed his belief that life is precious – and ridiculous | Continue reading
How scientists obtained the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the centre of our Milky Way | Continue reading
Guatemala’s future is on the line, as its new president Bernardo Arévalo battles a corrupt political establishment | Continue reading
Book review: Battleground Ukraine by Adrian Karatnycky | Continue reading
How do we heal the NHS? Journalist and former midwife Pavan Amara asks health experts and staff | Continue reading
Stans of Taylor Swift have more in common with football supporters than with your average pop fan | Continue reading
We'll never be able to visit the plasma at the edge of a black hole – but scientists managed to recreate it in a lab | Continue reading
Scientists are searching for a way to create universal blood types | Continue reading
The name-calling behaviour has only otherwise been observed in humans | Continue reading
The Indian election delivered a blow to Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalists – but will it stem the tide of religious violence? | Continue reading
As the 80th anniversary of 1945 approaches, the Pacific front of the Second World War must be commemorated too | Continue reading
We're deciding to use more digital and cosmetic "tweaks" than ever. If it's our choice, what's the problem? | Continue reading
The imprisoned Nigerian humanist has had his sentence reduced – but the scourge of blasphemy laws remains | Continue reading
British politics has never been so rife with defectors. Why does the feeling of being betrayed provoke such a powerful response? | Continue reading
Review: The movie offers a twist on the story of Apollo 11 – but stays true to the science | Continue reading
Uninformed citizens do not bode well for the health of our societies | Continue reading
Our latest issue explores the deep trends underlying British institutions and culture, including the rise of ultra-disciplined schools, how to fix the "toxic" culture in the NHS, and whether the right to seek asylum can be restored | Continue reading
The writer and feminist talks about refugee rights, climate activism, and her hopes for the new government | Continue reading
A new assisted dying bill has a stronger chance than ever of passing | Continue reading
The legendary film director on reclaiming the politics of solidarity | Continue reading
The new UK government has signalled a willingness to part ways with the US | Continue reading
Michael Rosen explores the history and meaning of the word "landslide" | Continue reading
What should we do if thought quality, like air quality, is in crisis? | Continue reading
Shannon Vallor, an expert in ethics and artificial intelligence, says relying too much on AI will hold back societal progress | Continue reading
Ghosh explores the history of opium imperialism – and its ongoing effects today | Continue reading
Technology is enabling us to retreat from the outside world. But we should resist the urge – for ourselves and for each other | Continue reading
Publishers are selling more books than ever – but they’re all the same. Here's why | Continue reading
A novel that dares to get under the skin of Vladimir Putin | Continue reading
We are only just beginning to understand the enormous significance of the human virome | Continue reading
Sober doesn't have to mean boring | Continue reading
Is it controlling to place emotional and sexual restrictions on your partner? | Continue reading
Is it unethical to harvest cells from patients without their consent? | Continue reading
Ludwig Wittgenstein began his landmark 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' in the First World War trenches aged just 21 | Continue reading
Inner voices shape human life. But can our interior experiences ever be the subject of scientific study? | Continue reading