The solar eclipse of the century now has a date and promises a unique spectacle: day will turn to night for a few minutes in a phenomenon that will not repeat for 157 years. In Spain in particular, ...

Though some humans might struggle to go even a few hours without a snack, many fish can last much longer without food – after all, meals can be hard to come by in aquatic habitats. But the West ...

The world's longest flight will take 20 hours, landing in London, and is set to be in action in the next few years. The Qantas flight will mean passengers can ditch long stop-overs from Sydney to ...

The movies of the DC Universe and beyond have adapted many characters onto the big screen, and not all of them have superpowers. The superhero genre has grown from being relatively niche to being one ...

Deep in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania runs the longest train in the world, carrying iron ore from the mines of Zouérat to the coast. With no seats, no shelter, and brutal desert winds, we climbed ...

When we look at the grand timeline of human civilization, we naturally prefer to view global progress as a straight, forward-moving line of constant intellectual and social advancement. We assume that ...