How US gun control compares to the rest of the world
Jun 19, 2017 15:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The shooting in Virginia that wounded House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, as well as the shooting in a San Francisco UPS facility that left four dead on the very same day, have generated yet again the standard set of...
Even though genetic information is available, doctors may be ignoring important clinical clues
Jun 19, 2017 15:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry DNA, more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are...
How to build the perfect sandcastle – according to science
Jun 19, 2017 15:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Whether we prefer water sports or relaxing with a good book, the humble sandcastle is often a seaside must. But whats the secret to building a majestic sandcastle that will withstand the tide of time? Luckily, theres a...
Amazon dives into groceries with Whole Foods
Jun 19, 2017 15:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Editors note: Amazon became a major player in the supermarket business overnight after the online retailer said it was buying upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for US$13.7 billion, including debt, a premium of 27 percent...
How President Macron's parliament shapes up
Jun 19, 2017 15:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After the first round of the French general election, on June 11, the order went out from the Elysée Palace to members of President Emmanuel Macrons La République en Marche (LRM): Pas de triomphalisme no...
We do nothing for missing people who come home – here's what should change
Jun 19, 2017 15:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
One prominent finalist on the recent ITV talent show Britains Got Talent was the Missing People Choir, whose haunting voices and accompanying images helped raise consciousness about those who disappear. After the grand...
Why did humans evolve such large brains? Because smarter people have more friends
Jun 19, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Humans are the only ultrasocial creature on the planet. We have outcompeted, interbred or even killed off all other hominin species. We cohabit in cities of tens of millions of people and, despite what the media tell us,...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight