Twenty-two people in a castle, Claudia Winkleman hamming it up like crazy, a number of silly challenges, a chunk of money sitting at the centre,…
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Annotated version of Andreas Vesalius’s masterwork on human anatomy up for auction
When the Renaissance physician Andreas Vesalius wrote his magnum opus on human anatomy in 1543, he transformed the study of medicine and revolutionised the way…
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At an unknown point in the near future, a woman is giving birth. As her contractions start, her home in London is flooded and, as…
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“Scientists say temperatures could rise by 6C by 2100 and call for action ahead of UN meeting in Paris” – Independent, 2015. A world that…
View More I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrongA celebration of birds in Lego and ink – in pictures
Roy Scholten has been interested in birds ever since he can remember. In his 50 Birds series, the Netherlands-based artist and printmaker has created handmade…
View More A celebration of birds in Lego and ink – in picturesGift memberships: the best UK gallery, museum, cinema and theatre deals this Christmas
If you are looking for Christmas gifts that are less about stuff and more about experiences, an arts organisation membership could be just the ticket.…
View More Gift memberships: the best UK gallery, museum, cinema and theatre deals this ChristmasWild at heart: Liz Bonnin’s mission to wake us up to the natural world
In April, Liz Bonnin returned from a three-month stint of island-hopping around the Caribbean in a surprisingly upbeat mood. The science and wildlife presenter, 47,…
View More Wild at heart: Liz Bonnin’s mission to wake us up to the natural world‘Call me chief priestess for the moon goddess’: space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Call me chief priestess for the moon goddess,” says Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock when I ask whether she prefers to be known as an astronomer, physicist…
View More ‘Call me chief priestess for the moon goddess’: space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-PocockLeeds art installation helps children grapple with fourth spatial dimension
It is unlikely the children clambering over the world’s first 4D climbing frame had any idea they were helping to explore higher dimensional geometry, irregular…
View More Leeds art installation helps children grapple with fourth spatial dimensionA ‘whalecam’, seals v sharks and fish that play dead: it’s Planet Earth III
A detachable “whalecam”, remote underwater cameras operated from a director’s bedroom and a “drone ballet” are among the innovations that will be featured for the…
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