Animal behaviourists have revealed the most effective way to befriend a feline: the “slow blink”. The new research suggests that humans can signal goodwill by learning how cats themselves smile — that ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

In the year 1054, a new star appeared in the constellation Taurus. The faint speck of light brightened rapidly, soon outshining other imposing stars in the northern sky. In a matter of days, the ...