Leading up to his retirement, a New York craftsman trains his young protégé, in a short documentary by Ian Moubayed.

New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinated

The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.

New Zealand-based Hell Pizza recently announced, "AfterLife Pay," which will allow a lucky 666 New Zealanders and another 666 Australians to order and eat pizza now, but not pay for it until after they die.

As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.

We love a good story about a missing painting missing. This one starts in Christmas of 2008: a Hungarian art historian is at home with his young daughter Lola, watching the popular children’s film Stuart Little, when he notices a painting in the background that shakes him up so much, he almost drops his daughter…

It’s named for frontier naturalist Gabriel Marnoch, who led a life of crime while discovering new species.

From the album Images Du Futur (2013). Instant obsession when I discovered this gem half an hour ago. I love the internet.

The mini-paratroopers have a new role to play today.

Habsburg emperor Rudolf II owned a spirit-summoning alchemical hand bell. We want to decipher its cryptic Greek inscriptions.

When London's burial grounds started to overflow, a rail route began for mourners - and their dead.

Farmers holding on to heirloom strains for generations are finding a niche as more consumers seek organic produce.

With a shrinking population and more than 10 million abandoned properties, the country is straining to match houses with curious buyers.

Activist short selling is certainly controversial. But it’s not necessarily illegal nor unethical.

China, Egypt, or Mesopotamia – the title for the longest-lasting civilization is difficult to judge, but here are some of the contenders.

The virulent Vibrio bacteria thrives in plastic, which intermingles with seaweed-like Sargassum washing up on beaches

In Oregon, researchers hope a surprising aroma will lure stray salmon back to their home hatcheries.

DAWN’s non-resident fellows on the historic decision to seek arrest warrants at the International Criminal Court for Israeli officials and Hamas leaders.

An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

When underwater cables congregate in one place, things get tricky.