Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Iran’s supreme leader is known for his speech making, but less is known about his family life.
What ancient ice sheets can tell us about future sea level rise
When ice gets trapped on land as giant ice sheets, it causes the sea level to change, but it doesn’t change by the same amount all around the planet.
Why some elite athletes face a higher risk of developing motor neurone disease – and what we’re doing about it
Fruit flies, fast skiers and electrical signals between muscles and neurons are helping researchers uncover a possible link between extreme exercise and MND.
Five ways to keep teenagers safe by the water
Talking to teenagers about safety isn’t easy. Here’s how to do it in a way that’s honest, effective and grounded in care.
A pink diamond just sold for over US$ 14 million – no wonder, when you look at the mysteries behind their chemistry
The Marie-Thérèse Pink, thought to have belonged to Marie Antoinette, was auctioned by Christie’s in New York.
What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics
Casey’s audit highlights the huge gaps around ethnicity data.
Why taking a cold shower on a hot day might be a bad idea
A cold shower could have the opposite effect.
Why Elon Musk’s US$34 billion loss wasn’t really that – and what it tells us about the philanthropy of the ultra-wealthy
Huge donations actually help billionaires spin stock swings into tax breaks and lasting influence.
Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem
The narrowness of this field is bad news for diversity – we need greater breadth and depth when it comes to British culture and those who produce it.
Jaws at 50: the Jewish sensibility that shaped Spielberg’s blockbuster and transformed cinema
Jaws was a film shaped by Jewish writers, ideas and a very personal connection to the shark.