TikTok drives ‘bizarre’ rush to Prague library’s book tower
‘The Idiom’, by Slovak artist Matej Kren, is a cylindrical tower of 8,000 books
Is your dog a genius? Study shows some do learn vocabulary by eavesdropping
‘Gifted word learner’ dogs can pick up words simply by overhearing people speak to each other
From music to mind reading: AI start-ups bet on earbuds
AI companies are refining the technology to apply it to specific uses such as to record meetings and real-time language translation
Shanghai’s elderly waltz back to the past at lunchtime dance halls
Clients feel younger as they socialise and dance the foxtrot, rumba and polka in historic establishments
French ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics, clothing enters into force
Chronic exposure to even low levels of the chemicals has been linked to a range of health issues
Redford, Ozzy, Hackman, Bardot: notable celebrity deaths of 2025
From Hollywood legends to a a heavy-metal heavyweight and a fashion king, here are some of 2025's celebrity deaths.
German dog owners sit out New Year’s Eve chaos in airport hotels
Animal welfare organisation warns that noise, the smell of burning and flashing lights are ‘a nightmare’ for animals
From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culinary craze
Cooked on a stone slate − or in hot pot with vegetables − the meat comes from bears culled to curb maulings that have killed a record 13 people this year
George Clooney, his wife Amal and children become French
Actor praises French privacy laws: ‘Here, they don’t take photos of kids’
Bardot: the screen goddess who gave it all up
A look at the life and career of the legendary French actress who passed away at 91