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Online exhibitions, artificial island explorers and whether art and culture can thrive on the internet, all in this week’s guide to what’s worth checking out Humans 13 May 2020 Paul Calbar/Getty Images Visit FACT, a centre for art, film and new technology in Liverpool, UK, is putting together a year-long online programme of podcasts, live […] More
Hypertension affects one in four adults and is usually treated with medication, even though lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure. Here’s what you need to know Health 13 May 2020 LAST year, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, otherwise known as hypertension. “Why me?” I asked. “I exercise regularly, I’m not overweight, I don’t […] More
From providing a green alternative to plastics to reducing methane emissions and sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, seaweed could be the secret ingredient we need to clean up our planet Health 13 May 2020 AS A CHILD in South Wales, I was dimly aware that laverbread was a treasured cultural asset. Nobody I […] More
The first modern humans to settle in Europe made pendants out of bear teeth – and a few thousand years later, Neanderthals started doing it too More
In His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman touches on difficult philosophical and scientific questions about our existence. We spoke to him about science, daemons and dust More
Making butter at home the traditional way is easy and the result is far more flavourful than the shop-bought version, says Sam Wong More
Many ancient monuments are claimed to be aligned to celestial phenomena, but we now have the first statistical evidence this is the case for the Egyptian pyramids More
Finland’s two-year test of universal basic income has concluded that it doesn’t seem to disincentivise working, and improves recipients’ mental and financial well-being More
