The pandemic was great for Zoom. What happens when there’s a vaccine?
If 2020 was the year Zoom rode the pandemic to skyrocketing success, 2021 could be the year the videoconferencing company…
Basking sharks travel in extended families with their own ‘gourmet maps’ of feeding spots, genetic tagging reveals
Picture the scene. Swimming off Scotland’s west coast during a summer holiday you notice a large dark shark nearly 10…
It’s too easy to own a WiFi network
It’s just too easy to own a WiFi network! You can use a GUI? And can just point and click?…
Christmas markets: their long history and changing future
Wooden huts with twinkling fairy lights, festive hubbub, and the aromas of roasted chestnuts and glühwein – this picture-postcard setting…
Ten Questions for a Female Chess Grandmaster
Elena Sedina. Photo courtesy of the interviewee. This article was originally published on VICE Italy. Most people play chess for…
UK plans to slash carbon emissions 68% by 2030 – how banking, building and borrowing can help
For those conscious of the growing climate crisis and the perilous economic situation, the path out of the coronavirus recession…
Can countries end overfishing and plastic pollution in just 10 years?
In my career as a marine biologist, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit some of the most remote islands in…
Warner Bros Will Release All Its 2021 Films On a Streaming Platform
Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing its entire 2021 slate – a including Dune, Matrix 4 and…
12 Rules for Life Tour – Sydney, Australia.
Today we are releasing the third lecture of our 6 part series. These lectures are taken from Dr. Peterson’s 12…
I Bought a Knife Subscription Box From an Instagram Ad and It Was Alarmingly Easy
Everyone knows that it’s not unusual to be peppered with ads for clothes, Black Friday deals or cheap electronics during…
Hayabusa 2: returning asteroid sample could help uncover the origins of life and the solar system
What is your idea of an asteroid? Many people think of them as potato-shaped, inert and perhaps rather dull, pock-marked…
We Asked Men Who Make Their Car Engines Really Loud: Why?
Men who modify their car engines to make them as loud as possible are not, it has to be said,…
Why Every Social Media Platform Is Blending Into One Big Mush
Illustration: Joel Benjamin Last week, like a lot of people, I idly went to check my notifications on Instagram. Instead,…
National security review recommends complete overhaul of electronic surveillance – but will it work?
The most extensive review of Australia’s intelligence sector since the 1970s has released its public report. The Comprehensive Review of…