Post
Ancient Egypt: Magic and Medicine – a brilliant exhibition showing the power of learning through artefacts
The exhibition is the product of the British Museum in Your Classroom programme where schools get access to the institution’s collection
OSI archive
MIL-OSI
Post
The hidden risks of grey-market peptides – why women face greater danger
Unregulated peptides sold for muscle gain and anti-ageing carry serious risks, and the evidence suggests women face the greater danger.
Post
Reading Homer’s Iliad feels like scrolling through TikTok
The Iliad does not unfold as a smooth, continuous narrative. Instead, it advances through a succession of micro-episodes.
Post
Falling migration is bad for economies – here’s how some countries are responding
The social and economic threats caused by insufficient migration levels are not usually part of political conversations about immigration.
Post
Megalodon’s legendary life revealed by fossil rediscovery
Previously lost fossils sometimes reemerge, but how do palaeontologists end up losing specimens in the first place?
Post
Another statutory inquiry into maternity care would be a mistake – here’s why
Scrutiny is essential after harm. But repeated reviews without delivery can damage staff trust and weaken patient safety.
Post
As a major heat wave grips the eastern US, here’s how to stay safe – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
Post
Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.
Post
How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American
From a synagogue’s 5K to Appalachia’s Hillbilly Days, shared celebrations pull strangers together.
Post
200 years after his birth, controversial composer Stephen Foster still sings to America’s contradictions
A late-19th century campaign spearheaded by Foster’s brother sought to elevate him into the pantheon of American cultural heroes, even as his sympathies tended to lie with the pro-slavery South.