How a single, invisible thread has reshaped our understanding of love, fate, and connection for centuries.

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JAILED for life for murdering his controlling dad, Mark Alexander is launching a fresh bid to clear his name – after discovering the victim named Lotto rapist Eddie Putman as an ‘enemy’.

Scientists successfully borrow concepts from string theory to explain the network architecture of branching biological systems like neurons ...

What an online drama tells us about the attention economy.

Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

In the 1960s and 70s, a group of chimpanzees astonished the world by learning sign language. Only two remain and one question ...

The boss of one of America’s biggest toy firms has disclosed how Donald Trump’s tariffs—now declared largely illegal by the ...

Soft, golden, and perfectly salted, the pretzels at this Arizona restaurant are so good they’re worth a special trip.

It’s officially the offseason, with franchise tags, the NFL Scouting Combine, free agency and the NFL Draft playing out between now and the end of April. The 49ers are already getting lots of advice ...

The discrepancy reflects an inheritance tax system that is rigged against the middle class. Years of blistering house price ...

Decades of new public management have reshaped Scotland’s universities, creating a leadership class which has left the sector ...