Just 4 in 10,000 galaxies may host intelligent aliens

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Astonishingly, earthquakes shake the US state of California almost 9,000 times a year, on average – that’s about once every hour. California’s official nickname is the Golden State, harking back to th

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

How our knowledge of these worlds beyond the Solar System has exploded in the last three decades

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

Peter Dench considers...