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As the UK scrambles for eclipse glasses, the frenzy reveals how systemic inequities—from class to race to disability—shape who gets to experience cosmic wonder. Radical Quill examines the politics of the 2026 solar eclipse.
Astronomers have discovered four white dwarves hiding near Earth, offering a powerful metaphor for the erasure of marginalized communities and the persistence of systemic oppression.
Ancient DNA confirms malaria killed the Medici brothers, not poison. We deconstruct the elite myths and the ecological violence of Renaissance extractivism.
New archaeological analysis of Denmark's ancient Hjortspring boat challenges colonial narratives about Baltic societies, revealing complex networks that resist simplistic invasion stories.
December's supermoon demands we decolonise astronomy, centring Indigenous knowledge whilst addressing environmental justice and equitable sky access.