The Conversation

By Hassan Vally Every few weeks or months, the media reports on a new study that tantalisingly dangles the possibility of a new drug to give us longer, healthier lives. ...

By Santiago Melián González & Jacques Bulchand Gidumal While tourism’s ability to create new jobs is indisputable, there is much talk of these jobs being low quality ...

Here are seven ways we can reclaim our attention spans By Teresa Rossignoli Palomeque With the summer holidays now upon us, many people will be looking forward to kicking back ...

By Gustavo Morello This has been a wonderful summer if you follow sports: tennis championships, end-of-season tournaments and soccer’s European Championship and Copa America – all leading up to the ...

By Elke Godden Every family needs groceries, and most people regularly venture to the supermarket to gather supplies. If researchers can help shoppers make healthier choices, we can improve the ...

By Steven Greenland and Robert Joseph Gill The cost of hosting Paris 2024, the 33rd Olympics, is predicted to be more than €8.6billion. So what’s in it for the French? ...

Friday’s global IT outage – caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike – wrought havoc on business operations around the world. Severe disruptions were reported in multiple countries, ...

Have you ever tried to bring back fond memories by eating or drinking something unique to that time and place? It could be a Pina Colada that recalls an island ...

The British-Turkish designer Erdem Moralioglu is known for drawing inspiration from bold women and successfully dissecting their personalities to create elegant fashion to worldwide acclaim. His latest muse for his ...

Every four years, the best athletes from around the globe converge to battle it out for top honours at the Olympic Games. Athletes go through the rigours of qualification, competing ...

By Ashley Morgan As Angela Rayner arrived to take up her new role as Britain’s deputy prime minister, some online commentators went into meltdown – not because of her historic ...

By Fausto Corvino The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks in part to recent EU environmental policies. All in all, this is good ...

Do you struggle to eat your fruits and vegetables? You are not alone. In Australia, less than five per cent of Australians eat the recommended serves of fresh produce each ...

In 1987, fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier shot the supermodel Naomi Campbell in the desert wearing a gold Chanel jacket. It’s a stunning photograph and a historic one. This image featured ...

By Natalie Coulter Roblox is an online platform that allows users to create games and play those designed by others. A self-described “ultimate virtual universe,” it is hard to pinpoint ...

‘Fart walks’ have become a cultural phenomenon, after a woman named Mairlyn Smith posted online a now-viral video about how she and her husband go on walks about 60 minutes after ...

The cost of living crisis is affecting how we spend our money. For many people, this means tightening the budget on the weekly supermarket shop. One victim may be fresh ...

By Irene Reppa Your spacecraft is spiralling out of control, and you will hit planet Arakis unless you fire up the thermal after-boosters. Which of the two buttons below would ...

This is a historic moment in British politics. It’s a huge win for Labour. It’s a historic loss for the Conservatives. It also seems to have been the ...

By Chris Hackley and Rungpaka Amy Hackley Tell the lads. After a nine-year hiatus, Loaded magazine is back. Actually, don’t tell the lads, tell their dads. According to executive ...

By Regan Lipes While there have been popular TV shows featuring Jewish families or characters in recent years, gone are the Seinfeld days of benign Jewish cultural references mixed in ...

By Jonathan Este Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by ...

By Samuel J. White In our fast-paced world, convenience can often come at the cost of nutrition. This shift has led to an increased reliance on ultra-processed foods. But diets ...

Just ask Taylor Swift or Anne Hathaway says Elisabeth Gernerd While performing the Tortured Poets Department act of her Eras Tour in Paris in May 2024, Taylor Swift appeared in a ...