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.
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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".
Cambridge and Oxford universities slip in world rankings
The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year.
The one hack you need to truly stop procrastinating
Does this sound familiar: You start the day with a long to-do list and several deadlines to meet.
Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online
The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.
Sadiq Khan dismisses Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘exception’
Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's offer to make the new London mayor an "exception" to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US.
Nigerian President Buhari ‘not demanding’ Cameron apology
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt"
