On the edge of Berlin Tiergarten, the pentagon-shaped, gold-crowned roof of the Berlin Philharmonie sits comfortably within the city Culturforum (now the cultural centre of the German capital), along with...
The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity. The archaeological survey found that the entire wall is 8 852 km and...
Retired English Literature teacher Shirley Murphy living most of the year in Florida speaks about her relationship with students Shirley Murphy says she’d still be teaching English lit at Idaho...
Ken Lance, married software engineer with six kids, speaks about isolation and belonging. 25 years after high school. What do you most remember from your school years? Lance: You know,...
Antibiotic-resistant genes are being spread around the world in animal feed, according to new research that adds to fears humanity could lose one of our most important medicines. A Government-commissioned...
First established in its current form in 2004, the Edinburgh Art Festival carries on a grand old traditional of staging art at the Edinburgh Festival which stretches all the way...
This is a pricey part of the world, but the adventures in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are pleasantly surprising. With some of the largest remaining tracts of true wilderness...
An article suggesting that sugar should be considered an addictive substance, and could even be on a par with abusive drugs such as cocaine, has sparked a furious backlash with...
A global survey supported by Hull City of Culture 2017 has found the hue that humans most prefer. The World’s Favourite Colour, conducted by paper makers G. F Smith with...
The chimes of Big Ben will rarely be heard during the next four years. It is not for the first time the iconic landmark has required maintenance. In 1958 Big...
