The UK has a growing food black market – and it’s making the cost of living crisis worse

Why do we need a Net Zero Economy Authority? And how can it fulfil its promise?

To support its climate agenda, the Albanese government is building new institutions. One of the most important will be the Net Zero Economy Authority. The proposed laws to create this authority are currently before the...

African countries could unlock billions in local and global trade – what’s working and what’s not

Africas share of global trade remains disproportionately small, hovering around 2%-3%. Countries on the continent trade more with the rest of the world than they do among themselves. Africa needs to improve its share of...

Race still divides South Africa – study shows little transformation in new suburbs in country’s economic hub

As South Africa reflects on 30 years of democracy, its important to ask whether its cities have changed for the better when it comes to racial mixing. During apartheid, South Africas residential development was...

Mexico: Sheinbaum faces uphill task to buck the trend and curtail spiralling violence

The Conservatives are pledging a ‘triple lock plus’ for UK pensioners – here’s what it means

If re-elected, the Conservatives have pledged to introduce a triple lock plus that the party says would pull millions of pensioners out of paying tax. Their plan would ensure that pensioners tax-free personal allowance...

South Africa election: ANC’s lost majority ushers in a new era of coalition politics

From the moment this years South African general election was called, through the whole campaign, the main question everyone here was asking was whether the African National Congress (ANC) could extend its 30-year...

Mexico elects first female president

Mexico will have its first woman president following a landmark vote on June 2, 2024. After an election period marred by violence, ruling Morena party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, a former Mexico City mayor, emerged as...

The universe’s biggest explosions made some of the elements we are composed of. But there’s another mystery source out there

After its birth in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than helium were produced in the...

Engineering cells to broadcast their behavior can help scientists study their inner workings

Waves are ubiquitous in nature and technology. Whether its the rise and fall of ocean tides or the swinging of a clocks pendulum, the predictable rhythms of waves create a signal that is easy to track and distinguish from...

If an asteroid hit Earth and all the humans died, would the dinosaurs come back?

Many, many years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Six-year-old Aga knows that a meteorite wiped them out… but could another meteorite bring them back? You can read a print version of this story...

Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home

Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haasts eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same cant be said of New Zealands extinct, but equally unique, mergansers a group...

Australian MP Advocates for Blockchain to Boost Economy and Productivity

Australian MP Andrew Charlton emphasized the need for blockchain technology to boost the economy by $60 billion, address stagnant productivity, and advocate for its broader adoption at Australias Blockchain Week...

Apple to Integrate Free ChatGPT in Siri, Wall Street Reacts Indifferently

Apple partners with OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to Siri for free, but Wall Street remains unimpressed. Apple to Integrate ChatGPT for Free in Siri with iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia Later This Year Apple announced (via The...

Elon Musk Threatens to Ban Apple Devices Over OpenAI Partnership

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has threatened to ban Apple devices from his companies, citing security concerns over Apples recent partnership with OpenAI. Elon Musk Warns of Banning Apple Devices from His...

Bitcoin ETFs Absorb Two Months' BTC Mining Supply in First Week of June

In the first week of June, U.S. Bitcoin ETFs absorbed nearly two months worth of Bitcoin mining supply, acquiring 25,729 BTC valued at $1.83 billion, highlighting the ETFs market dominance. U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Acquire...