Can an Island Nation’s Rugby Dreams Change Its Fortunes?
In Papua New Guinea, love for rugby league football borders on religion. The country’s leaders and its neighbor, Austral...
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean...
In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble
A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see as an optional skill — and a symbol of W...
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emiss...
Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universitiesStudents who are ...
Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
A driver navigates past a deep pothole on a lane near Knutsford, Cheshire, earlier this year. Photograph: Christopher F...
Trump administration plans $2.8bn sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA view of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip from the Israe...
China’s defence chief warns against coercion, avoids US, Japan mention
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoChinese Defence Minister Dong Jun and other military officials...
Jeremy Greenwood denies giving ‘ridiculous’ evidence to Icac about ‘mum’s perspective’ from premier’s sister-in-law
Counsel assisting inquiry suggests Anita Perrottet’s alleged advice on vaping and greyhound industry was already on publ...
Is US health care too broken to cure cancer?
Ted Okon tells Al Jazeera that even with a cure, the US wouldn’t be able to treat everyone with cancer.
Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You'll have to pay for your rescue
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mount Fuji's official climbing season runs from July to early SeptemberByK...
Anthropic CEO didn’t foresee the speed of global AI growth
Anthropic’s CEO says he ‘didn’t appreciate’ the speed with which AI’s growth would underpin the global economy.