A strange and wonderful ancient compendium of animals
22 June 2011
In a new edition of his writings, ancient encyclopedist Aelian waxes philosophical – and whimsical – about all wild things
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Lost giants of the Pleistocene
25 May 2011
Sharon Levy's Once and Future Giants is a compelling tale of the huge beasts that shared the planet with our ancestors – and the puzzle of how they became extinct
Technology artist: The beauty and terror of our age
18 May 2011
In a new exhibition, former MIT artist in residence Matthew Day Jackson celebrates the not always beautiful world that technology has made
An artist who had a radioactive imagination
27 April 2011
James Acord was a sculptor, nuclear activist and amateur scientist who never tired of battling to make art with radioactive material
How to be happy: The digital frontier
13 April 2011
Can we tell how happy people are from their online activity – and can living digitally actually make you happier? Kat Austen investigates
Star wars of the 17th century
30 March 2011
The Sky's Dark Labyrinth by Stuart Clark is the opening volume of an historical-fiction trilogy charting the tussle over different models of the universe
The strange tale of the Lebanese space race
9 March 2011
As Yuri Gagarin made orbit, the US and Soviet Union faced competition from an unexpected quarter – an exhibition in the United Arab Emirates shows how
The exhibition is watching you
3 November 2010
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's playful interactive exhibition Recorders is loaded with sinister undertones
