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Flexible working is seen as a solution to the gender pay gap but cultural norms are getting in the way. If you make it to the interview stage but don’t get a job offer, chances are you made one of ...
Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa
With 3.3 million followers on TikTok, Ekezie is not only educating non-African users about the continent, she’s also making ...
An AI system has reached human level on a test for ‘general intelligence’. Here’s what that means
OpenAI’s o3 model scored at human level on a benchmark test for artificial general intelligence – far higher than any results ...
From dead galaxies to mysterious red dots, here’s what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years
The James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating three years from its launch. Its discoveries have already changed our ...
China has banned US exports of key minerals for computer chips – leaving Washington with limited options
The US could open up domestic mining, or try to recover more of the minerals through recycling of electronic waste.
50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of ...
4B: how South Korean women are leading a radical movement against misogyny
Some women in South Korea are refusing to marry, have children, or engage in sexual relationships with men in response to ...
Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It ...
Aceh Tsunami: Monuments help to remember disasters - and forget them
Building monuments is one way to preserve the memory of the disaster. However, many survivors feel less connected to the ...
The Christmas album that heralded the end of a folk musical era: The Kingston Trio’s The Last Month of the Year
At the height of their popularity, The Kingston Trio released an unexpected Christmas album. Instead of becoming a classic, ...
Which infectious disease is likely to be the biggest emerging problem in 2025?
With COVID in retreat (thanks to highly effective vaccines), the three infectious diseases causing public health officials ...
Ten films that bend, stretch and play with time, from Citizen Kane to Memento
Few films play with the concept of time as joyfully as Robert Zemeckis’s 1980s classic, and no list of this type would be ...