The proposed 'right to disconnect' after work hours is welcome, but not enough

Mar 23, 2016 16:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life

Changes proposed to Frances famously inflexible employment laws by French president François Hollande have prompted an outcry among students and unionists and even the barricading of schools by pupils. But among the...

How people can live next to lions without killing them – new study

Mar 23, 2016 16:29 pm UTC| Life

There is a sense of haunting to the roar of a lion veiled in darkness. The emphatic ooooaa! demands attention as it starts in the abdomen and reverberates through the night air. Its direction and distance are secondary to...

Sex education is letting British teenagers down

Mar 23, 2016 16:08 pm UTC| Life

The UK government has been heavily criticised after rejecting a recommendation for statutory inclusive sex and relationship education in schools. This comes after Office for National Statistics figures recently revealed...

Which students are most likely to drop out of university?

Mar 23, 2016 02:13 am UTC| Life

Almost since taking office, Education Minister Simon Birmingham has reiterated the Coalitions commitment to allowing universities to recruit as many students as they wish. It is what the higher education sector has called...

2016 Brussels Bombings

Brussels victims show how humans help each other in times of crisis

Mar 23, 2016 02:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

The world is rightly shocked by the immense pain and suffering caused by the deadly attacks at Zaventem airport Brussels and on the citys metro. But it is also important to consider that while such acts need to be...

Why child trafficking spikes after natural disasters – and what we can do about it

Mar 22, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life

When a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in April 2015, it killed well over 8,000 people and turned much of the country into a disaster zone. 17 days later, as recovery operations were getting established, a 7.3...

How do children learn empathy?

Mar 22, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Life

Empathy, the ability to understand others and feel compassion for them, is arguably the most defining human quality setting us apart from smart machines and even other animals. Without it, we couldnt function in social...