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The Explainer The agency hopes to launch a new mission to the moon in the coming months

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 30 January 26

The Explainer The idea involves shifting a centralized government to more local powers

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 29 January 26

The Explainer Concern about food security has led to warnings of shortages and anarchy

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 29 January 26

The Explainer Research has shown that claims of increased church attendance, particularly among young people, ‘may be misleading’

By Will Barker, The Week UK Published 28 January 26

The Explainer New National Police Service to focus on fighting terrorism, fraud and organised crime, freeing up local forces to tackle everyday offences

By The Week UK Published 27 January 26

The Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral

By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published 26 January 26

The Explainer Opposition parties say Labour is ‘running scared’ after 29 English councils postpone elections amid local government ‘shake-up’

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 26 January 26

The Explainer Resident doctors working for NHS England are currently voting on whether to go out on strike again this year

By The Week Published 25 January 26

The explainer Water might soon be more valuable than gold

By Devika Rao, The Week US Published 23 January 26

The Explainer The ‘Victorian-era’ condition is on the rise in the UK, and experts aren’t sure why

By Will Barker, The Week UK Published 23 January 26

The Explainer It’s not too late to make a new year’s resolution to finally get organised money-wise

By Marc Shoffman, The Week UK Published 22 January 26

The Explainer Trump’s war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 22 January 26