A wealth tax on billionaires would require global cooperation and get us into the tricky territory of taxing unrealised gains. But we already do that in some circumstances.

As our domesticated herds grow, wildlife is becoming rarer and rarer. Rethinking our responsibilities to animals will be hard – but essential.

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Sauropods were the largest land-living animals of all time. Finding the traces of a sauropod’s last meal is nothing short of extraordinary.

On 5 June 2025, the UN Human Rights Committee issued a ruling against the State of Guatemala for violating the human rights of Fátima, a girl who survived repeated sexual violence by a teacher, and ...

Helen Quinn, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance & Senior Lecturer, Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney Phoebe Williams, ...

In response to the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Amnesty International USA Executive Director, Paul O’Brien, made the following statement: “President Trump ...

Humans are inescapably moral animals. Yet it is rare for most of us to reflect on how well our moral compasses are working.

Research shows that the effects of ultra-processed foods can accumulate over time, adding to the risk of heart attack, stroke and other serious health issues, even for healthy people.

Fake news is also old news – 350 years ago, it brought down the Dutch Republic in a frenzy of political violence distinctly similar to more contemporary events.

Ed was never afraid to speak or to write about his own queer life, and the queer lives of others.

The Lancet has released its second global commission report on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. Adolescents are defined as 10- to 24-year-olds. The report builds on the first one, done in 2016. The ...