Why are the online far right so successful in shaping our political language? With Dr Robert Topinka At a press conference in September, Reform UK announced a seismic policy proposal – the end of indefinite leave to remain for immigrants. This change, which would drastically transform the UK immigration system,...
Smart jab can shrink head and neck cancer tumours within six weeks, trial finds
Triple-action therapy drug amivantamab could be given as an injection to help treat recurrent or metastatic cancers Doctors have hailed “incredibly encouraging” trial results that show a triple-action smart jab can shrink tumours in head and neck cancer patients within six weeks. Head and neck cancer is the world’s sixth...
Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world
Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked When researchers asked people around the world to list every taboo word they could think of, the differences that emerged were revealing. The length of each list, for example, varied widely....
Starwatch: look east to catch the zippy Orionids meteor shower
The speed of the shower creates swift, bright streaks across the night sky, at a typical rate of 20 meteors an hour As seasoned meteor spotters will tell you, each meteor shower has its own peculiar characteristics. Earlier in the month, the Draconids were characterised by their slow-moving meteors. The...