Year: 2025

Alasdair Gray: unseen artworks offer insight into a profoundly creative and original artist

Gray’s artworks give us insights into the intensely personal psyche of a creative genius.

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People with severe diabetes cured in small stem cell trial

Lab-grown islet cells offer new hope for type 1 diabetes.

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Bombing Iran: has the UN charter failed?

The UN Security Council veto makes it virtually impossible to uphold its own charter when it comes to acts of aggression such as the bombing of Iran.

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‘Upcycled’ food is on the rise – here’s what you need to know

Foods saved from the waste heap by verifiable supply chains are said to be upcycled.

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Will Trump’s high-risk Iran strategy pay dividends at home if the peace deal holds?

Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran is not getting universal support from Republicans.

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The South African apartheid movement’s close relationship with the American right – then and now

The history behind Donald Trump’s recent accusations that the South African government is engaged in genocide against white Afrikaner farmers.

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Iran’s history has been blighted by interference from foreign powers

Time and time again, foreign powers have meddled in Iranian politics.

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Some people are turning to nicotine gum and patches to treat long COVID brain fog

Is nicotine a useful remedy or a dangerous experiment?

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How your gut bacteria could help detect pancreatic cancer early

The future of cancer detection might be in your toilet.

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The Ballad of Wallis Island is a masterpiece of the extraordinary made ordinary

The film is a poignant and comical exploration of music, loss, nostalgia and hope.

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