As tycoons like Elon Musk attempt to seize space for profit, the Earth is being trashed, writes astronomer Lucian Walkowicz.

Rivers and fish are being poisoned with mercury, forests are felled and land devastated as illegal mining, fuelled in part by ...

The US and Israel’s attack on Iran has sent the oil and gas markets into chaos. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, combined ...

As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five ...

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Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney unpack the history of Britain’s only general strike, and why it still matters today.

The Venezuelan leader's abduction reflects US drug policy being used against Latin American governments resisting its geopolitical interests, argues Kojo Koram.

As Egypt prepares to host the latest UN climate conference, COP27, Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell call time on ‘business as usual’, which in North Africa means non-solutions that line private ...

Eiad Husham traces the UAE’s long game for access to the Red Sea – a strategy built through ports, airports and infrastructure projects, and driven by ambitions to secure maritime power and regional ...

Carmen Herrera traces the history of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, from socialist liberators to ‘institutional dictators’, under the increasingly brutal rule of Daniel Ortega A mural of ...

Beyond the sensationalist headlines, Obiora Ikoku finds a deeply rooted crisis, made worse by the country’s ruling elite. Nine months ago, Rita Gendaga was preparing for her late father’s funeral when ...

An oil boom is reshaping Guyana’s future. Ben Jacob traces the country’s long history of colonial exploitation from Britain’s sugar factory to Exxon’s oil fields. Georgetown, the capital city of ...