BBC Futureflipped into NewsAluminum The strange ingredients found in vaccines verified_publisherBBC Future - Zaria GorvettIn 1925, Gaston Ramon embarked upon an experiment that even he described as… “interesting”. A few years earlier, the French veterinarian had been trying out a new diphtheria vaccine on horses, when he...
BBC Futureflipped into NewsMining Why it’s getting harder to mine gold verified_publisherBBC Future - Chris BaraniukFor 1,000 days, the caravan stood with banners and placards pinned to its side: “We are not afraid. This is our land. This is our home. We will die for it.” Irish flags flutter in the wind. This is the...
BBC Futureflipped into NewsPeanuts Why food allergies are on the rise verified_publisherBBC Future - Ralph JonesA food allergy can be a terrifying thing. When someone eats even a small amount of a food to which they are allergic, a minor reaction can involve itching, swelling, and stomach ache. But one in four unlucky...
BBC Futureflipped into NewsLoneliness How solitude and isolation can affect your social skills verified_publisherBBC Future - Zaria GorvettNeil Ansell became a hermit entirely by accident. Back in the 1980s, he was living in a squat in London with 20 other people. Then someone made him an offer he couldn’t refuse: a cottage in the Welsh with...
BBC Futureflipped into NewsArchaeology How dams have reshaped our planet verified_publisherBBC Future - Richard Fisher and Javier HirschfeldOf all the things that humanity builds from concrete or stone, there are few structures that influence the surface of Earth quite as profoundly as a dam. By blocking the flow of a river, we dare to defy...
BBC Futureflipped into NewsGerman Philosophy Why some people are cruel to others verified_publisherBBC Future - Simon McCarthy-JonesWhy are some humans cruel to people who don’t pose a threat to them – sometimes even their own children? Where does this behaviour come from and what purpose does it serve? – Ruth, 45, London. Humans the...
