Despite working on polar science for the British Antarctic Survey for 20 years, Louise Sime finds the magnitude of potential sea-level rise hard to comprehend An illustration showing a distorted image of sea ice Composite: AP / Guardian Design View image in fullscreen For more than 20 years, Louise Sime has worked at the British Antarctic Survey specialising in polar climate dynamics. She uses ice cores to reconstruct past conditions and predict future changes. She now leads several (…)

Nous pouvons tous pousser un soupir de soulagement devant ce cessez-le-feu, même si sa durée reste incertaine. Pour évaluer intelligemment l'évolution probable des relations entre l'Inde et le Pakistan, en particulier en ce qui concerne la possibilité d'un conflit armé, il est d'autant plus nécessaire de comprendre les schémas et les dynamiques à l'oeuvre dans le passé, qui peuvent expliquer comment nous en sommes arrivés là aujourd'hui. Compte tenu du caractère véritablement unique de (…)

Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty • Britain in 2025: sick man of Europe battling untreated illness crisis • Downing St has a radical change in mind for the NHS: shifting its focus from treatment to prevention Britain's “medieval” levels of health inequality are having a “devastating” effect on the NHS, experts have warned, with the health service estimated to be spending as much as £50bn a year on the effects of (…)