What’s at stake for Europe’s biggest nuke plant
The heavy-duty Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant produces almost half of the electricity generated by Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. Can the Ukrainian...
The Taliban Takeover: How life has changed for Afghan citizens
The hardline group used force to crush the protests, arresting many women’s rights activists.
Promises to keep: Why has Pakistan not realised its potential?
The ratio between tax collection and GDP as well as between exports and GDP for Pakistan is also among the lowest in the world.
Gaza and South Israel: People coping after the latest offensive
On August 5, Israel’s military launched Operation Breaking Dawn with what it described as a pre-emptive airstrike that killed one of the PIJ’s senior...
Dark matter: An invisible glue that may not even exist
In the 19th century, Lord Kelvin, a Scottish-Irish physicist, wanted to estimate the mass of our galaxy, the Milkyway, using data on how fast stars...
Tainted Tourism: When conscience takes a vacation
Women, most of whom come from Nigeria, publicly offer their services just a few hundred meters from the beach.
B’desh scours for loans amid economic woes
Dhaka is now reportedly also seeking assistance from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to overcome the economic challenges it has been...
Social butterflies of sea: Dolphins ‘meet cute’ in Bahamas
Adult male mammals, especially, are keen to defend territory and access to females. But for the Atlantic spotted dolphins of Little Bahama Bank and...