Erosion of values: When a democracy jettisons freedom
It is difficult to believe that just over a decade ago, Nehru’s dream seemed alive — more than a billion people lived in relative harmony, cheek by...
Bon voyage Boeing 747: An aircraft that really did change everything
3 Feb 2023 1:30 PMIt quickly made global air travel more affordable than it had ever been, fulfilling Trippe’s vision of a world where plumbers and schoolteachers, not...
Marine companions: When your fishing buddy has a snout and a blowhole
2 Feb 2023 1:30 PMThe two species of predators have coordinated their fishing for generations.
Heritage Hunt: Nazis buried a treasure 80 years ago, the search is...
1 Feb 2023 1:30 PMNazi soldiers had snatched the valuables, which could be worth millions, off the street after they were blown out of a bank vault during an explosion...
In memoriam Barbara Stanley, influential suicide researcher, dies at...
31 Jan 2023 1:30 PMThe idea of a written document was not new. For years, clinicians had asked patients to sign a “no-suicide contract,” effectively promising their...
Political roadblocks It’s not going well for Britain’s new PM
31 Jan 2023 9:30 AMEven a great statesman would need more than three months to make headway on such deep-rooted social ills.
Tales from the crypt: Mummified crocodiles emerge from an Egyptian...
30 Jan 2023 1:30 PMThe mummies were among 10 adult crocodiles, likely from two different species, the remains of which were unearthed recently from a tomb at Qubbat...
Sentience challenges AI: Actually insipid until actively insidious
30 Jan 2023 5:30 AMWhen AI hurtles into adulthood and isn’t so artificial anymore, we’ll be relegated to being the family pets, as a resigned Steve Wozniak put it.