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Scenery of a river winding through a green forest, with towering blue Swiss Alps on a cloudy day

The Courageous: a powerful work of social realism about a rebellious mother searching for her place in the world

September 8, 2025

The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom – a deep and nuanced analysis of a complex monarch

September 2, 2025

Jane Austen a closeup portrait from English money

Who was Jane Austen’s best heroine?

August 27, 2025

Lithium-ion High-voltage Battery Component for Electric Vehicle or Hybrid Car. Battery Module for Automotive Industry on Production Line. High Capacity Battery on Conveyor.

What will batteries of the future be made of? Four scientists discuss the options – podcast

August 18, 2025

A cityscape showcasing a river winding through buildings, lush greenery, and distant mountains under the sunlight. A mix of modern and historic structures.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession

August 15, 2025

Nigeria’s Maroko eviction remembered: a brutal legacy lives on

August 12, 2025

Summer Solstice at Avebury

Could trees know when the summer solstice is?

August 8, 2025

Cowboy roping calves during spring round up on a Texas ranch.

A flesh-eating fly is spreading north to the US. It could devastate livestock farming if not controlled

August 5, 2025

The government wants local authorities to embrace AI – here’s one way it could work in practice

July 25, 2025

Leighton Reservoir in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, UK, with very low water levels following a prolonged heatwave and no rainfall

How restoring river catchments can minimise drought and flood risks

July 11, 2025