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Rodrigues: The Indian Ocean island time forgot
13/04/2022

Rodrigues: The Indian Ocean island time forgot

Marooned 600km north-east of Mauritius, and close to no other landform, Rodrigues is a world unto itself. It is also one of the world's most remote inhabited islands.

The French town where the lighting is alive
11/04/2022

The French town where the lighting is alive

From deep-sea fish to fireflies, dozens of organisms use bioluminescence to help themselves be seen in the natural world. But can we harness them to light our towns and cities?

Accidentally Wes Anderson: When real life meets film fantasy
08/04/2022

Accidentally Wes Anderson: When real life meets film fantasy

A new book explores how the filmmaker’s signature look is all around us – in everyday scenes across the globe. ‘You know it when you see it,’ its author tells Lindsay Baker.

The millennials redefining sexy
07/04/2022

The millennials redefining sexy

Low-key, wearable and inclusive lingerie is reflecting a shift in attitude. Libby Banks explores the empowering, ‘confident and comfortable’ look.

The entry-level workers earning six-figure salaries
05/04/2022

The entry-level workers earning six-figure salaries

Some new graduates are beginning their careers on salaries most workers will never hit in their careers – but what are the long-term implications?

An icy mystery deep in Arctic Canada
04/04/2022

An icy mystery deep in Arctic Canada

Known as the "Crystal Eye" to the Inuit, Pingualuit Crater was once the destination for diamond-seeking prospectors. But the real treasure is the stories its deep waters can tell.

What stops people from being kinder?
25/03/2022

What stops people from being kinder?

The Kindness Test is the world's largest survey on what it means to be kind. It's shed light on the barriers that stop us being kind – but also that empathy truly is international.

Seven artworks exploding the myth of a movement
24/03/2022

Seven artworks exploding the myth of a movement

An exhibition on Surrealism explores its previously unacknowledged multi-culturalism. These works from six continents explain how, says Matt Wilson.

Tomás Saraceno: The man rethinking how we live on Earth
22/03/2022

Tomás Saraceno: The man rethinking how we live on Earth

Tomás Saraceno explores different ways we can inhabit this planet – in collaboration with other species, and in "cloud cities" that float in the sky.

Why portraits have fascinated us for millennia
09/03/2022

Why portraits have fascinated us for millennia

From ancient times to today, portraiture has told us fundamental truths about humanity and identity, whoever the subject. Cath Pound explores the genre's most powerful examples.

The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece
07/03/2022

The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece

In 1961, a portrait by the artist vanished from the UK's National Gallery. As The Duke, a film about the theft, is released, Nicholas Barber tells the story of an incredible art heist.

Butterflies: The ultimate icon of our fragility
05/03/2022

Butterflies: The ultimate icon of our fragility

The butterfly has symbolised ephemerality – and rebirth – for millennia, writes Matthew Wilson.

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