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The bizarre theft of a Celtic sea god
One of the most bizarre news stories of 2015 was the January theft of a Celtic sea god.
Why Namibia’s lions and leopards take prey from racist farms
At first sight it seems like an utterly bizarre observation, but dig beneath the surface and it makes a surprising amount of sense
Malaysia school shuts after ‘mass hysteria’ outbreak
A school in northern Malaysia has had to shut temporarily to handle what local media have called a case of "mass hysteria".
How would Trump remove 11 million people from the US?
Lost in the most consistently astonishing US presidential campaign since the 1864 Democrats ran on a platform of conceding the Civil War, is a disturbing question that seems to bring into doubt the very premise of the American experiment.
How a giant space umbrella could stop global warming
The race to find a solution to a rapidly warming world is one of the most pressing challenges facing our planet.
Man behind Google’s doodles
As a kid, Ryan Germick liked to draw – a lot.
Is Europe lurching to the far right?
A ripple of concern shivered across Europe this week in establishment circles after a right-wing populist candidate stormed to pole position in the first round of Austria's presidential election
The secretive, billionaire-backed plans to harness fusion
Inside a laboratory near Vancouver in British Columbia, an alarm is blaring. In the middle of the industrial warehouse stands what looks like a cannon from a spaceship, about five metres long and festooned in wires.
Apple loses trademark fight over ‘iPhone’ name in China
Apple has lost a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue to use the name "IPHONE".
