September 2026

You paid to watch a comedian, and half the room is watching through a screen. That tension is reshaping live comedy, one locked phone pouch at a time.

Every few weeks a clip of a packed Liverpool Street concourse goes viral. Here's what's actually driving the crowding, and the billion-pound plan to fix it.

Linny the cat came home from surgery and acted like nothing happened. That's the goal, and it takes a calm, careful recovery. Here's what to expect.

One Reddit post summed it up: 'copy protection became listening protection.' Here's how the music industry accidentally broke some of its own discs.

There are dark skies, and then there is the Atacama. Here's what makes Chile's high desert the planet's best stargazing, and how to plan a trip to see it.

A 4-0 home win looked routine. The number attached to it was not. Manchester United just became the first English club to reach 300 European Cup games.

A small primate clinging to a power line near homes after the Kalimantan fires is easy to scroll past. It's also a snapshot of a slow-motion crisis.

'$100 GIVEAWAY! Follow, Like & Retweet to win.' You've seen it a hundred times on X. Here's what's really going on, and how to avoid the trap.

A directive from Pakistan's medical regulator has upended the plans of Afghan students partway through their degrees. Here's what it says and who it affects.

Your phone buzzes with an alert about a missing child. Here's the system behind that buzz, how AMBER and Silver Alerts are triggered, and what to do when one arrives.