Baby formula preparation machines might not reach NHS recommended temperatures for killing bacteria – new research

When you have a new baby, it can feel as though there are suddenly thousands of things to worry about. One of the biggest concerns for...

Humans got to America 7,000 years earlier than thought, new research confirms

The footprints come from a group of people of different ages. National Park Service When and how humans first settled in the Americas is a subject...

People with private health insurance save the government $550 a year, on average

Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio The federal government has, for a long time, encouraged Australians to get private health insurance, in an attempt to reduce the financial burden on...

Fall COVID-19 update: Will there be a new surge? Who should get the new mRNA vaccines? Are they safe and effective?

Microscopic view of a cell infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles. (NIAID), CC BY   It’s been almost four years since the first...

What Rishi Sunak scrapping HS2 – and promising a new ‘Network North’– means for the north of England

Rishi Sunak is introducing the polarised climate politics of the US, Canada and Australia to the UK

In two recent speeches, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the costs of everything from heat pumps to electric vehicles as justification for weakening the country’s...

China’s WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key − a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app’s design

Elon Musk’s vision of Twitter, now rebranded as X, as an “everything app” is no secret. When the X logo replaced Twitter’s blue bird, the internet...

How oil and gas company tax reliefs could lose the UK billions

The recently-approved Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been touted as a way to boost the UK economy and its energy security. But even...

Ouster of Speaker McCarthy highlights House Republican fractures in an increasingly polarized America

The House of Representatives on Oct. 3, 2023, did something that had never been done before in the nation’s history: It ousted the speaker of the...

Canada-India crisis: India’s post-colonial era explains why it’s on edge about Sikh separatism

India has reportedly told Canada to withdraw about 40 of its diplomats. Any Canadian diplomats in India past Oct. 10 are expected to lose their immunity....