It’s more than two millennia since the philosopher Socrates argued that humility is the greatest of all virtues. His timeless observation was that the wisest people are the first to admit how little they really know. Science...
From social media to street art, masks are cropping up everywhere. Deborah Nicholls-Lee finds images around the world reflecting what’s going on now. Hayati Evren’s Corona Lisa became a meme that has been plastered across bags an...
A new Banksy artwork has appeared at Southampton General Hospital. The largely monochrome painting, which is one square metre, was hung in collaboration with the hospital's managers in a foyer near the emergency department. It shows a young...
US President Donald Trump has confirmed the White House coronavirus task force will be winding down, with Vice-President Mike Pence suggesting it could be disbanded within weeks. \\\"We are bringing our country back,\\\" Mr Trump said du...
"I don't feel like I'm very good at drawing real people in the real world" says a wistful Axel Sheffler. The illustrator is famous for his weird and wonderful pictures of animals in books like The Gruffalo, but now the coronavirus ...
Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang is one of more than 100 artists performing live from their homes, to support front-line workers tackling the coronavirus crisis....
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Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'snew recommendationthat Americans wear cloth face masks in public, especially in areas with significantCOVID-19spread, many are asking which materials offer the best pro...
With many schools across the nation closed due to social distancing measures to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, kids are getting crafty with their time indoors. Michelle Faisca's children draw rainbows to spread joy and encour...
Cleaning your phone can be a solid coronavirus-prevention practice but how much is too much? What products are OK to use? WSJ’s Joanna Stern got answers by scrubbing a brand new iPhone 8 with everything from disinfecting wipes to acidic toilet-...
More than 77,000 coronavirus cases have been reported globally with an uptick in infections in Japan and South Korea....
Graffiti artists have paid tribute to the firefighters tackling Australia's biggest wildfires in decades. A firefighting koala with a note of thanks for the country's rural fire services was among the murals painted in Hosier Lane, Melbourne...
A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old. The art appears to show a buffalo being hunted by part-human, part-animal creatures holding spears and possibly ropes. Some researchers think the...
A critical 12 months in the battle against rising temperatures begins in Madrid this week, as UN delegates gather for key talks. The 25th Conference of the Parties, or COP, will see negotiators from almost 200 countries in attendance. Ahead...
Artist Eleanor Crow's watercolours celebrating the beauty of London's classic shopfronts are going on display in the capital. Arthur's Cafe, Kingsland Road, Dalston Arthur Woodham opened his own café in 1948, having previous...
Almost 50 years ago, Sir Paul McCartney and his band Wings decided to decorate an open-top bus in psychedelic colours to take them on tour across Europe. He converted the double-decker for his post-Beatles band and their families, with the s...
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A colourful image of blood vessel cells has won this year's Reflections of Research competition, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF)....
Huawei has delayed the launch of the Mate X folding handset until September, having originally planned to launch it this summer. The firm said it wanted to conduct extra tests following screen problems reported by early reviewers of Samsung's Galax...
US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous". The US-China trade war has escalated in recent weeks with tariff hikes and threa...