Carl Sagan’s Apple Helped Humanity Understand the Fourth Dimension
Forty-five years ago, Carl Sagan took a bite out of the universe and handed viewers a slice of the impossible. In Episode 10 of the legendary 1980 PBS series Cosmos, Sagan set out to explain something few could grasp: the fourth dimension. Not time, as…
Serrinha dos Pintos: A Brazilian town Finding it Difficult to Walk
In the quiet hills of Serrinha dos Pintos, a small town in northeastern Brazil with fewer than 5,000 residents, an enigma had plagued the community for decades. For years, local families watched helplessly as their children lost the ability to walk,…
Nigerian Civil Society Urges Bold Global Action Ahead of UN Financing for Development Conference
With less than two months to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) scheduled for June 30, 2025, in Seville, Spain, Nigerian civil society organisations are calling for urgent global reforms and decisive domestic action…
Is It Fool’s Gold? Experts Warn Against Betting It All
Gold has dazzled investors with a record-breaking rally, but experts caution that the precious metal’s glitter may be masking brewing risks. After soaring more than 40% over the past year, gold recently topped $3,500 (£2,630) per troy ounce, its…
“Don’t Shut the Sun Out”: Why Nigeria’s Solar Panel Ban Could Derail Clean Energy Progress
When Deborah Fadeyi launched Vector Energy in 2020, her vision was clear: to free Nigerians from unreliable power grids and noisy generators through clean, accessible solar energy. Five years later, her company operates in over 20 states, providing…
Burkina Faso’s Young Captain Sparks a New Wave of Pan-Africanism
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s 36-year-old military ruler, has become an unlikely phenomenon, hailed as a messianic figure by some and a dangerous populist by others. Seizing power in a 2022 coup, Traoré has rejected the status quo of French…
The Catholic Church is a Silent Superpower in Science and Scholarship
For centuries, people have reduced the Catholic Church to incense, hymns, and high altars. But behind the liturgy lies a long, layered history of academic obsession, scientific ambition, and intellectual heavy-lifting, one that continues to thrive in…
What Happens If Life is Lost on the Moon?
As humanity prepares for its next great leap returning to the Moon and eventually venturing to Mars an uncomfortable but necessary question looms: what happens if someone dies out there? Since the dawn of human space exploration over six decades ago,…
Humanity Is Left With a Single Message – Easter
“Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen.” Angelic messengers had said these words to the women who visited Jesus’ empty tomb. The words remain among the most profound ever uttered. Found in the Gospel of Luke, they have…
Dipsticks: High-Tech Cars Are Making DIY Maintenance a Thing of the Past
With the presence of sleek dashboards, AI-assisted driving, and touch-sensitive controls, one of the oldest tools in basic car maintenance is quietly disappearing: the oil dipstick. Once a simple, reliable feature of every vehicle’s engine, the humble…