The Latest Wrinkle in Crumple Theory
From studies of geometric frustration, scientists learn how paper folds under pressure. Read more...
Senegal Erupts in Protests, With a Rape Charge Only the Spark
After a leading opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, was accused of rape, demonstrators in one of West Africas most stable countries took to the streets to voice their grievances with the president. Read more...
Self-decapitating SEA SLUGS sever their own heads and regenerate a whole new body
Japanese scientists stumbled across the bizarre behaviour in two species ofsacoglossan sea slug and have no idea how, or why, the animal does this. Read more...
Manchester City beat Everton to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the WSL
Lauren Hemp broke down the right, before pulling the ball back to Keira Walsh, who hit a fine curling finish into the bottom corner for her first goal of the season in the 81st minute for Manchester City. Read more...
Oscars 2015 The Numbers, the Backlash and More
The telecast's viewership drops and Patricia Arquette's comments draw fire. Read more...
Grenache, or Garnacha Same Grape, 3 Ways
If you take a single variety and make wine in three distinct regions, how different will the wines be? Read more...
How the Budget transforms the fortunes of the North
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said Britain needs a 'different economic geography' to recover after the pandemic and to make the most of the opportunities from Brexit. Read more...
Rangers went all in on unknown entity Steven Gerrard in a gamble that paid off massively
In Steven Gerrard, Rangers bet everything, absolutely everything, on a guy who had never taken charge of a single game of senior football. In the end, it has paid of handsomely for the club. Read more...
Banking boss widow says daughters' lack of 'respect' and 'gratitude' made him feel like King Lear
Pamela Shearer, 68, told the High Court that her late husband Tony 'felt like Shakespeare's King Lear' and called his daughter Lauretta (pictured), 38, 'ghastly' for asking for money from him. Read more...
Tony Hendra, a Multiplatform Humorist, Is Dead at 79
He took his British brand of satire to nightclubs, TV, film (This Is Spinal Tap) and National Lampoon. But a memoir led to a sex-abuse accusation. Read more...
Pep Guardiola insists he has 'no problem' with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and issue is 'solved'
The pair clashed during the game at the Etihad Stadium, with United left livid after City failed to give them back possession when Dean Henderson had kicked the ball out of play. Read more...
Statue of poet Philip Larkin is placed on council's secret racism review list
The poet, who died in 1985, was honoured with astatue at Hull Paragon Interchange railway station in 2010. ButHull City Council has cited it in a review prompted by Black Lives Matter movement. Read more...
The Everyday Chemicals That Might Be Leading Us to Our Extinction
In Count Down, Shanna Swan tells a story of declining sperm count, rising infertility and the possible extinction of the human species. Read more...
Child Tax Credit, Proposed in Stimulus, Advances an Effort Years in the Making
The .9 trillion pandemic relief package moving through Congress advances an idea that Democrats have been nurturing for decades establishing a guaranteed income for families with children. Read more...
Spouses Denied Social Security Survivors Benefits
Social Security will not pay benefits to same-sex spouses in states where their marriage is not recognized. Read more...