How music heals us, even when it’s sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad’s PC. I was tidying...

Around a million children in the UK are living in destitution – with harmful consequences for their development

Millions of people in the UK are unable to meet their most basic physical needs: to stay warm, dry, clean and fed. This is known as...

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far

The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on...

Why Google and Meta owe news publishers much more than you think – and billions more than they’d like to admit

AstraZeneca sued over jab: could it be down to a misunderstanding of how risk is calculated?

A multi-million-pound landmark “vaccine damage” case is set to take place in London’s High Court. The test case is being pursued by Jamie Scott who suffered...

As calls grow louder for a Gaza ceasefire, Netanyahu is providing few clues about his strategy or post-war plans

More than five weeks into Israel’s war with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not outlined his future vision for Gaza. He has said many times...

Mexico will soon elect its first female president – but that landmark masks an uneven march toward women’s rights

Leer en español. Mexico will elect its first female president in 2024, barring any surprises between now and the June vote. The looming landmark moment was...

The battle over right to repair is a fight over your car’s data

Independent repair shops are fighting for access to vehicles’ increasingly sophisticated data. Matthew P/Flickr Cars are no longer just a means of transportation. They have become...

Israel calls for release of 33 child hostages in Gaza

MANILA – Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ilan Fluss on Monday called for the release of 33 children who were held hostage in Gaza by Hamas...

China to conduct joint military exercises with 5 ASEAN countries

BEIJING – China announced Sunday that it will conduct joint military exercises this month with five member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) focusing...