Why people reclaim words meant to insult them – and how this has become a powerful tool for protest
Saying ‘yes, I’m queer’ or ‘yes, I’m fat’ isn’t just resistance, it can be the start of a political identity.
Family farmers say their way of life is an impossible dream when ‘the bread of life is worth less than rusty metal’
In the Fens of eastern England, small-scale farmers fear for their future amid ‘astronomical’ costs and flatlining income.
How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning
The UK faces a choice: lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally.
Five ways the UK can prepare for a hotter, riskier future
Resilience is possible, but it requires forward planning.
Menopause and brain fog: why lifestyle medicine could make a difference
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine can support your brain during menopause – and beyond.
Morocco using economic clout to strengthen grip on disputed Western Sahara territory
Morocco is entrenching its control of Western Sahara, or what it calls the ‘Southern Provinces’.
Wild salmon are the Zendayas of the fish world – what that tells us about conservation
Wild salmon look incredibly symmetrical but captivity makes them more lopsided, stressed and less able to survive in the wild.
Weight loss support before IVF could boost pregnancy chances – and reduce the need for treatment
New research suggests structured weight loss programmes made more accessible to women before they try IVF.
GPT-5: has AI just plateaued?
GPT-5’s focus on routing queries to the best model could be an admission that LLMs can’t get much smarter.
Where you think you are in society (not where you actually are) matters for how you think about inequality
In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.