Twin tons put India in the box seat
India sat firmly in the driver's seat at the end of the third day's play after being set up nicely by tons from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. The duo…
Stunning turnaround sees Root ascend to the throne
Despite the setback at the Oval, England enjoyed a successful home season winning the rubbers against both West Indies and Sri Lanka. England's success has run parallel with the ascent of…
Why an imitation Santorini has appeared on the edge of the desert
White, domed buildings cascading into crystal blue waters. To the eye, it’s unmistakable. It’s the world-famous holiday destination of Santorini, Greece. But, something feels different. Perhaps it’s the hotter desert-climate…
These are some of Dubai’s most expensive luxury hotel rooms
The City of Gold is known for its all-out glitz and glamour — and with good reason: Dubai is bursting with five-star hotels that ooze opulence. With over 150 luxurious resorts located across the…
Former Nazi bunker turned into hotel and leisure complex in Germany
At 58 meters tall - just a little taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but with considerably more heft - the St. Pauli bunker in Hamburg, Germany, has dominated…
The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed
he Capella Bangkok didn’t have the easiest of beginnings. It opened in 2020, in the first year of a global pandemic that had the hospitality industry on its knees. However,…
What is a mass extinction, and why do scientists think we’re in the middle of one?
No species lasts forever — extinction is part of the evolution of life. But at least five times, a biological catastrophe has engulfed the planet, killing off the vast majority of…
The remarkable fossil that radically changed our understanding of the human story
Indonesian archaeologist Thomas Sutikna was nursing a fever in a hotel room on September 2, 2003, when a coworker shared news of what turned out to be a once-in-a-generation discovery.…
Scientists reveal the face of a Neanderthal who lived 75,000 years ago
A 40-something woman was buried in a cave 75,000 years ago, laid to rest in a gully hollowed out to accommodate her body. Her left hand was curled under her…
Last letters of pioneering climber who died on Everest reveal dark side of mountaineering
George Mallory is renowned for being one of the first British mountaineers to attempt to scale the dizzying heights of Mount Everest during the 1920s — until the mountain claimed…
