As ocean temperatures rise, sharks are starting to abandon degraded coral reefs. Researchers warn that this shift could have devastating effects on both endangered shark populations and the survival of the reefs. As the climate crisis intensifies and ocean temperatures rise, sharks are leaving their coral reef habitats for the...
everyone's a critic. Anytime I cook chicken for someone, I’m worried about killing them. I have a weird paranoia about accidentally giving people salmonella, even though this has never actually happened to me before. The worry persists even when I can see with both eyes that my chicken is cooked all...
While documentaries and podcasts have been fulfilling society’s interest in true crime for a decade, a new exhibition in London will invite fans of the genre to explore genuine artefacts and recreated crime scenes from some of the world’s most notorious serial killer cases. As if people weren’t obsessed enough...
The Houthi attack on the Greek-flagged tanker ‘Sounion’ in the Red Sea has sparked serious concerns about a potential catastrophic oil spill with widespread environmental and economic impacts. Last year marked the beginning of turmoil in the Red Sea with the Yemeni Houthi rebels dragging the region into limbo...
When given the chance, will we make an ethical decision? Art is meant to challenge society's way of thinking. Every now and then, a project comes along that does exactly that. Famously known as creators of the Big Red Boots and the ATM leaderboard installed...
from yolo to nolo, plus finding love in the supermarket & WFH Fridays. Welcome to the latest edition of The Gen Zer. This week, we take a look at the increasing demand (and supply) for no- and low-alcohol drinks. We also take a look at why TikTok has got Gen Zers...
Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces a suspension of arms sales to Israel following the Palestine V Israel conflict. He states that this was ‘not an arms embargo’ – but there was a ‘clear risk’ of UK weaponry being used for violations to international law. The Israel-Palestine conflict, which has intensified...
Social media is no longer a place we go to connect with others. It’s a place where we go to learn, laugh, and most of all – to be marketed to. Let’s face it. TikTok is fueling overconsumption. Upon opening the app, users are ushered into a digital marketplace from anywhere,...
brat summer may be wrapping up, but young people aren’t. Hello, hello and welcome to our first September newsletter. 💫 If you’re reading from the US, hopefully Labour Day presented a much-needed break from the shock of Monday rolling around again. If you’re not… well, it sucks to suck. Writing from...
Amid mounting evidence to suggest that men and boys are being pushed violent and misogynistic content online – without deliberately searching for or engaging with it – many fear that this unregulated far-right radicalisation is increasingly turning them against women and girls. On Monday, BBC Panorama released a new documentary. Titled...
Heman Bekele, a 14-year-old inventor, won the 2023 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing a cost-effective soap that combats skin cancer by harnessing the power of sunlight to kill cancer cells during handwashing.
In the world of sports, heroes are often defined by their medals. Challenging this notion is Vinesh Phogat, the Indian wrestler whose relentless fight against systemic injustice on her journey to the Paris Olympics has encouraged us to reconsider who we identify as sporting icons.
The 24-year-old Palestinian filmmaker from Gaza is wielding storytelling to illuminate realities that are often unseen and unheard in the course of Israel’s genocidal war on her homeland.
Chelsea Miller served as one of Barack Obama’s youngest interns working on domestic policy issues. She started her own nonprofit called Women Everywhere Believe, with the goal of creating opportunities for women and girls of colour to become leaders.
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