Hulk who?
Drinks Machine
Dig into the details of the ancient Olympics and you find a lot of misinformation, but also a surprising amount in common with the modern games.
President Rodrigo Duterte talks with former president Benigno Aquino III, shown here in 2013.
Ryan Lim/Malacañang Photo Bureau
The Philippines suffers from many internal conflicts. Can the new president bring about a much-needed peace?
Ready for my close up.
Irina Braga
The Remain campaign cites this survey as proof of the economic benefits of staying in the EU. Here’s the story behind the numbers.
A leur recherche.
ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
Une vie, ailleurs dans l’Univers… Mais comment annoncera-t-on la nouvelle au public ? Petit guide de com’ pour préparer notre monde à la découverte des aliens.
General Sir Richard Shirreff when serving as commander of the British forces in Kosovo in 2000.
Phil Noble / PA Archive/Press Association Images
We should welcome the latest intervention from General Sir Richard Shirreff – he knows what he is talking about.
Louis XIV in new TV drama Versailles.
BBC
From the halcyon days of Louis XIV, the French global seat of power was soon pulled down by corruption, elitism and arbitrary rule. Sound familiar?
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Farmers were supposed to bet big on energy crops like short-rotation willow to help fuel the UK’s biomass fleet. It hasn’t worked out like that.
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The number of people who identify with a religion is declining, but that doesn’t mean it’s on its way out.
#FoundThem.
ESO/José Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)
In a world of blogs, twitter and open data, scientists need to think again about how they’d communicate a discovery of alien life.
Stampede imminent?
Lukasz Stefanski
Boris Johnson says so. But the reality about EU minimum wages and the effect on migration is more subtle.
Spin, liquid – just add quantum.
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Here’s how they could revolutionise science.
Green government, cheaper business.
Ponsulak
There are gains to be made from going green.
A protest in Tel Aviv backs the soldier who “executed” an unarmed Palestinian.
EPA/Jim Hollander
Israeli politicians have become obsessed with their country’s global image – and they’re shoring it up by cracking down on the debate at home.
Brussels remains on high alert as raids continue.
Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA
The road to radicalisation can morph from an idea about noble deeds.
Penny for their thoughts.
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Their structures and funding give them scope and access that others don’t have, but foundations also lack accountability.
Pre-WWI Bayer heroin bottle, originally containing 5g of heroin.
Wikimedia Commons
Be careful: many of us have tried at least two of them.
On February 29, night suddenly becomes day.
Was it a UFO? Was it a high-tech plane? Here’s what lucky people really saw over Scotland on February 29.
The summit of Mt Zagaras north of Athens.
Jason König
In ancient times, they were the shrines and ritual sites to the Greek gods. These days, they’re astonishingly unloved and neglected.
The usual suspects.
BankofEngland.co.uk
The British do love a scientist on their money, as RBS’s new choice of Mary Somerville for the £10 confirms. Is it time we thought out of the box?
Shaken not stirred …
StudioVin
Getting tellurium and phosphorus to form a molecule is stupidly hard and not very glamorous. Here’s why it’s worth the effort.