German officer, commentator, and German Resistance fighter

terrorist attack at Glasgow aiport

Does this puppet look familiar? Remind you of anyone you know? Does he bear a striking resemblance to a famous frog? This is one of Jim Henson's earliest creations, before Muppets fame. Part of the

Bacteriophages (phages), natural predators of bacteria, are becoming increasingly attractive in medical and pharmaceutical applications. After their discovery almost a century ago, they have been par...

Tuesday 27 January is the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Six survivors, some of whom will be returning to the site for the last time, tell Kate Connolly their stories

A woman has been convicted of murdering her husband after his last words were apparently repeated by the pet parrot who witnessed the attack. Glenna Duram, 49, shot Martin Duram, 46, five times

Ninety years ago, in October 1927, Warner Bros was facing ruin. It staked its future on a film called The Jazz Singer – and turned an entire industry upside down

Is economic disparity only ever reduced by war, revolution and catastrophe? Paul Mason is more optimistic: the world can change

British actress, singer, author, theatre director, and dancer

Vets in China have shown a pair of pandas pornography, in an attempt to get them to mate.

Smell is chemistry, and the chemistry of old books gives your cherished tomes their scent

St. Louis Health Commissioner during the 1918-1920 flu pandemic

Věra Čáslavská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈtʃaːslafskaː]; 3 May 1942 – 30 August 2016) was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals,…

Most cruise ships sail under something called a ‘Flag of Convenience’ - an ‘FOC’.  This means that companies choose to register their ships in a country other than the country of ownership.

OMG, so funny! Bette Midler just revealed that she has a bunch of chickens, including ones named after the Kardashian sisters. Unfortunately, she also revealed that the Kim chicken died... but of what?

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American architect and toy inventor

First wife of Josef Stalin

species of bird