Robin Mckie
latest news & developmentsYou owe your grandparents big time
Thirty-thousand years ago the human species had a senior moment. Numbers of adults reaching the age of 30 began to rise dramatically.
Warrants for Gaddafi and son
Prospects for a negotiated solution to the Libyan crisis receded further after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Muammar Gaddafi and his son.
Chernobyl 25 years on: A poisoned landscape
Yuri Tatarchuk has a disconcerting way of demonstrating Chernobyl’s grim radioactive legacy.
Asthmatic Earth denied remedy
There was scientific evidence 50 years ago that carbon emissions were rising remorselessly.
Pampered players irk some
Austerity in Europe is in stark contrast to the experience of footballers in South Africa, say politicians.
Togo footballers attacked by mistake
An official of the dissident group that launched an ambush on the Togo football team has expressed his "condolences".
Copenhagen: How climate change will shape these lives
The fate of five babies, born on different continents, will be dominated by the shifting weather patterns their parents are starting to confront.