
The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling
Twenty-three years on from director Danny Boyles unforgettable film 28 Days Later, and five years on from COVID, horror is having a spectacular renaissance. With 28 Years Later, the franchise has returned to cinema as a...

Why it can be harder to sleep during the summer – and what you can do about it
As the days stretch long and the sun lingers late into the evening, most of us welcome summer with open arms. Yet for a surprising number of people, this season brings an unwelcome guest: insomnia. For these people, summer...

Assisted dying: what happens now the House of Lords has the bill?
MPs have voted to introduce assisted dying, almost seven months after this bill was first debated in the House of Commons. The proposal a backbench private members bill promoted by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater would allow...

AI is consuming more power than the grid can handle — nuclear might be the answer
New partnerships are forming between tech companies and power operators ones that could reshape decades of misconceptions about nuclear energy. Last year, Meta (Facebooks parent company) put out a call for nuclear...

How might the US-Iran conflict escalate and what does it mean for Israel and Russia? Expert Q&A
On Sunday June 22, Donald Trump announced that several of Irans most important nuclear facilities had been completely obliterated and that the countrys nuclear weapons programme had been crippled. Iran denied this and...

Here’s why the public needs to challenge the ‘good AI’ myth pushed by tech companies
While theres been much negative discussion about AI, including on the possibility that it will take over the world, the public is also being bombarded with positive messages about the technology, and what it can do. This...

The Learning Refuge: How women-led community efforts help refugees resettle in Cyprus
Since 2015, the Republic of Cyprus (ROC) has seen a steady rise in migrant arrivals and asylum applications, primarily from people from Middle Eastern and African countries like Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and...