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Society, Politics & Law
How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Parliament’s security is under review following the attack in Westminster. But, when pedestrians could be hit next to Big Ben, there may be more to review than the protection of the building alone. Patrick Dunleavy asks whether our approaches to security are as effective as they could be, considering the constantly shifting terrorist methods. He...
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Science, Maths & Technology
A tour of the cell
This free course, A tour of the cell, contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells 'work' is a knowledge of the subcellular components and how they are arranged. This is introduced through a series of in-text and self-assessment ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Are robots about to take jobs from the poor?
A new generation of robots could be expanding their career options - and that could be catastrophic news for the poorest in the world, says Aisling Irwin.
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History & The Arts
Hound hub
Love labradors? Potty about poodles? Explore the Hound hub to find out more about our furry friends.
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Money & Business
Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
Donald Trump is proudly acclaiming his great economic data. But is he actually enjoying a boom handed to him by President Obama? Gabriella Legrenzi considers the evidence.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Switch tells us a lot about Nintendo
Nintendo's new console, the Switch, makes perfect sense in light of the company's history, says Brendan Cassidy.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do we know about the seven Earth-like planets?
Yesterday, space scientists announced the discovery of a star that is being orbited by seven Earth-like planets. Here's Dave Rothery with what you need to know.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Dolly The Sheep: What happened next?
Back at the start of the century, OpenLearn - or Open2.net as we were then known - investigated Dolly The Sheep and the implications of cloning animals. A lot has happened in the years since then. Time to catch up.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How are insect wings helping replace antibiotics?
Indian researchers have taken inspiration from nature to develop a way of protecting replacement hips and joints from infection - without the need for antibiotics.
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Nature & Environment
How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Keeping track on bird populations? It's the perfect task for a drone. Mary Bates reports.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What is inclusive design and how are Microsoft using it to make the XBox better?
In this short video, Microsoft's XBox team explain how they used inclusive design to improve everyone's social gaming experience.
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History & The Arts
If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?
Science is pushing ahead developing human-animal chimera creatures. Ethicists need to keep up to be ready for them, says Joshua Shepherd.