What does Brexit mean for UK housing?
Britain’s housing market is in a sorry state. With house prices forecast to fall, house building grinding to a halt and buyers pulling out of purchases…
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Is the productivity drive hurting employers as well as employees?
Productivity is supposedly at the heart of any successful enterprise. We are told that we are in a global race to grab our share of the…
Still deciding on the EU Referendum? Start with your own place in the world
The question of whether Britain should remain in or leave the European Union has become one of identity. Does Britain see itself as part of this…
Q&A: Astronaut Ron Garan – space travel for all will make the Earth a better place
Professor Monica Grady explains why she thinks space travel will make earth a better place to live. There is a small but growing set of people…
Why did Tutankhamun have a dagger made from a meteorite?
Scientists have long speculated that the ancient Egyptians used metal from meteorites to make iron objects. Now an analysis of a dagger found in Tutankhamun’s tomb…
Is signing an online petition really volunteering?
Every year, more than 21m people volunteer in the UK at least once a year – contributing an estimated £23.9 billion to the economy annually. Since…
Asteroids most likely delivered water to the moon – here’s how we cracked it
One of the moon’s greatest mysteries has long been whether it has any water. During the Apollo era in 1960s and 70s, scientists were convinced it…
Why alcohol makes you feel warm – and other strange effects it has on the brain
Alcohol: why do we drink it? People have been consuming alcohol for at least 10,000 years. And when drinking water was rather risky, alcohol seemed a…
Solar storms could solve longstanding paradox of how life on Earth arose
It was only a matter of 700 million years or so after Earth formed and its surface cooled and solidified that life began to flourish on…
What does the UN want to achieve from the first World Humanitarian Summit?
In 2016, nearly one in five of the 7.4 billion people on our planet live in fragile situations. This represents the highest level of suffering since…
