The latest Barbie is a feminist who fights against racism
The new Mattel doll pays tribute to Ida B. Wells, a civil rights activist whose documentation of lynchings won her a posthumous Pulitzer Prize
Prince Andrew’s desperate comeback bid: How far will his mother go to protect him?
Against the wishes of her family, Queen Elizabeth II allowed the Duke of York to walk alongside her at a memorial service at Westminster Abbey. Whether this is a one-off or a declaration of intent remains to be seen
Baldness was funny, blindness was not: Mary Beard unveils humor in Ancient Rome
In a new book, the Cambridge scholar analyzes how laughter help us understand Roman society
Sound has two different speeds on Mars, NASA rover finds
A study of sound waves recorded by ‘Perseverance’ shows that lower-frequency sounds travel more slowly on the red planet than higher ones
Witnesses of the Bucha massacre: ‘The Russians are barbaric and inhumane’
Luis de Vega (Special Correspondent)|Bucha (Ukraine)|
The inhabitants of the Ukrainian town are slowly coming to terms with the terror they experienced at the hands of Russia’s troops. One recounts how a man was killed after yelling: ‘I’m a civilian, don’t shoot!’
Prozac in the metaverse: Mental illness in the virtual world
Galo Abrain|
If our reality already floats in a shallow pool of instability, to what extent will our brain be able to coordinate leaving and entering two different worlds? Perhaps in the tangible one, Prozac will knock on our door from a drone to compensate for physical self-loathing
Dr Will and Mr Smith: how a slap devastated the career of the perfect star
The actor’s recently published memoirs offer clues to understand the confrontation with Chris Rock that has spurred his departure from the Academy
The enigma of mental illness: Why is it so hard to treat?
After more than a century of neuroscientific investigation, psychiatric diseases remain one of the least understood and the most difficult to relieve
Living in a hotel while waiting for Russia’s war to end: It’s a lot like ‘Groundhog Day’
Several families have been staying in an establishment in Berdichev, a hundred kilometers from Kyiv, as they wait for the conflict to stop