Can you increase the strength of a muscle without contracting it?
The nervous system plays a role in activating our muscles, because the brain must send a signal. Can we get stronger by improving it? Some studies suggest so
The four-day working week: ‘They’d have to pay me double to go back to the old schedule’
The concept is slowly gaining ground in Spain, which could soon launch a government-sponsored trial. Other countries have introduced similar projects
‘Intimacy’: The Netflix show raising difficult questions about privacy
The new series explores what happens when a sex video is leaked to the public, but also looks at broader issues such as sexism, bullying and homophobia
French election: Macron loses absolute majority in parliament, raising fears of political gridlock
The president’s Ensemble coalition has gone from having 345 seats in the National Assembly to just 245, while the left and far right have made big gains
How Colombia shifted to the left
Gustavo Petro won the presidential election by increasing turnout throughout the country, especially in areas that already supported him
Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia’s first leftist president
The Pacto Histórico coalition’s candidate wins 50.4% of the vote to defeat populist Rodolfo Hernández