Technology
How porn became so extreme – and how it’s shaping the sex lives of young people
A few years ago, the singer Billie Eilish opened up on the Howard Stern Show about how she began watching porn around age 11.
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- Science
Is sexual objectification hard-wired? Our study used electrical brain stimulation to find out
When people view sexualised images of women, they tend to remember them less well than sexualised images of men; a quirk of memory that psychologists link to objectification.
- Science
70 years ago the Suez crisis exposed British relative decline. Today, the Iran conflict could be doing the same for the US
Months after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed. The UK chose not to get directly involved in the conflict.
- Government
Spain’s high-speed train network is plagued by old signalling systems. They may have caused the deadly crash
Shortly after 8am, two high-speed trains set off from Madrid’s Atocha station bound for Seville Santa Justa, but neither reached their destination.
- Government
Israel has voted, but what comes next? Dissecting a messy ballot and coalition-building process
The Israeli election of Oct. 27, 2026, was among the most highly anticipated votes in the country’s history. It was consequential, if not yet conclusive.
- Government
In Brazil’s election, first-round voting was driven by resentment – in the runoff, it was guided by fear
In the first round of the 2026 Brazilian presidential election, on Oct. 4, the politics of resentment prevailed. Frustration among those displaced from their jobs by automation and the newly self-employed – who sometimes wrongly see themsel…
- Community
EU’s new Arctic strategy signals shift in its geopolitical mindset
The EU recently presented its latest Arctic strategy. It is the bloc’s fifth such strategy since 2008 and the first to be published since 2021, a few months before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
HealthPrivate equity is buying up more methadone clinics – access to the lifesaving drug isn’t getting easier
Three times a week, Amber Titus wakes up at 5 a.m. to get ready for the 45-minute drive to the methadone clinic.
- Real Estate
Israel has voted – but the results will be messy. Here’s how its next government will be formed
Exit polls in Israel’s 2026 elections suggest Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition will be significantly smaller than the bloc of parties opposing him in the next Knesset (parliament).
- Government
Putin hopes hardship will force Ukrainians to sue for peace – polling suggests it won’t work
Vladimir Putin has a theory of victory in Ukraine.
- Business
Anthropic’s record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us
Anthropic, developer of AI chatbot Claude, has filed its prospectus and is expected to go public on Wall Street in November at a valuation of up to US$2 trillion.
- Government
In opting for Lula, Brazil made a conservative choice to elect a man of the left over one of the far right
The 2026 elections in Brazil played out amid an widespread assumption repeated around the world: that the country was polarized and that would inform the vote.