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Sunset (Credit: Getty Images)

The new word for 'dirty sunset'

By Richard Fisher

Tolkien's narrative innovations inspired far more than just The Rings of Power, Amazon Prime's new TV series (Credit: Amazon)

The word Tolkien coined for sudden hope

By Richard Fisher

Facebook recently rebranded as Meta (Credit: Getty Images)

Facebook: The true meaning of 'meta'

By Nathan Dufour Oglesby

A form of memory loss can happen across generations (Credit: Getty Images)

The memory loss that harms the planet

By Richard Fisher

Navigating future pandemics could be harder if nobody believes anything they read or see (Credit: Getty Images)

The greatest security threat of our age

By Elizabeth Seger

A graveyard in Louisiana with a chemical plant on the horizon (Credit: Alamy)

The 'slow violence' affecting millions

By Richard Fisher

Online 'clicktivism' is far more effective than many people might assume (Credit: Getty Images)

How 'clicktivism' shapes the world

By Richard Fisher

Student protestors in the Phillipines wear headbands saying 'never forget' (Credit: Getty Images)

How societies steal ideas

By Richard Fisher

Statue of John Henry (Credit: John Mueller/Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

What is the ‘John Henryism’ effect?

By Richard Fisher