Viewfinder: A View of January's Super Blue Blood Moon From London
A supermoon rises behind St. Paul's Cathedral and skyscrapers on January 31st, 2018, in London, United Kingdom.
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Viewfinder: Urban England Fox Numbers Continue To Rise
A fox walks through a cemetery at dusk on January 10th, 2018, in Bath, England.
Viewfinder: Protesting Brexit in London
Pro-European Union, anti-Brexit demonstrators hold Union and E.U. flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London on December 21st, 2017.
U.K. Advertising Watchdog Proposes Ban of Gender-Stereotypical Ads
Ads that suggest that an activity is inappropriate for girls or boys because they are more suitable for the opposite sex, or shows a woman cleaning alone, would be axed under the new proposed regulations.
Viewfinder: Testing the Royal Navy's Most Powerful Warship
The new Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth departs Rosyth dockyard to be tested in the North Sea on June 26th, 2017.
Is Academic Research in the U.K. About to Die Off?
New rules that go into effect in May could prevent scientists from discussing their work with Parliament, public-health researchers say.
A World Tour of Dishonesty
A new survey finds a connection between honesty and economic growth—and how wrong our expectations about other countries' trustworthiness are.
The Emotions That Prosecutors Elicit to Make Jurors Vote Guilty
Jurors experiencing “moral outrage” will be more likely to convict, and changes in technology are making this a bigger factor.
Would Banning Glass From Bars Curb Violence?
New research from Australia says it’s not that simple.
The Gun Club: On the History of Citizen Ownership of Firearms
The history of citizen ownership of firearms isn’t just about protection against tyranny; it’s also about forcing subjects to defend tyranny.
A Q&A With Colin Byfleet of the International Guild of Knot Tyers
Noah Davis spoke to Colin Byfleet about knots and tying up Harry Houdini.
Fighting the Child-Porn Problem With Digital Technology
Governments and tech companies experiment with filters to protect kids from exposure and exploitation.
How America Stole Baseball From the United Kingdom
Americans didn't invent baseball. Why do we work so hard to pretend we did?
Dismissing Gridlock: A Case for Parliamentary Systems
One system of democratic government is consistently better, say two political scientists, and it's not the one we have in the United States.