Researchers at the Luxembourg Institute of Technology are investigating how to make materials more sustainable, from experimenting with plant-based substances to extending the lifecycle of [...]

Nine months have elapsed since journalists have had no other choice but to exercise their profession from the couch. Press briefings are held online, leaders speak in front of a microphone with no one behind it. Even institutional leaks are now official, channelled on dedicated WhatsApp [...]

A silk shoe of the French queen Marie Antoinette of Austria (1755-1793) made 43,750 euros at an auction on Sunday. The yield is more than four times as much as [...]

There’s something about the feeling of finally standing in front of a painting that you have only known through the pages of books. It is not just the psychological shifting of dimensions (they are usually bigger, or smaller, than you imagined), but a sort of stirring recognition: “There you [...]

The prime minister has warned that Covid-19 infections are now increasing “exponentially”. That sounds technical, but should we be frightened? The Latin exponere means “to place out”; so an “exponent”, from the 16th century in English, is a proposition (or later a person) that sets forth some idea. It was [...]

The short answer, says perfectionist Felicity Cloake, is not very much: “Start with the basics, see what you actually cook and equip [...]

Equity, the UK trade union for creative practitioners, has seen a massive upsurge in cases of racism reported across the stage and screen industries. Paul Fleming, the union’s incoming general secretary, said the complaints raised by members include “dignity issues” and racist language used in dressing rooms and [...]

One-third of professional British musicians are considering giving up their careers amid the coronavirus [...]

Since childhood, I have had a fraught relationship with my father who always had to be right. We were not supposed to challenge or disagree with him, but to admire his rise from poverty. Every conversation was an opportunity for him to “win” the discussion, and I had to provide him with [...]