Non-fiction writers should stop using the present tense

Why is freestyle wrestling the least popular Olympic sport?

Throughout history, humans have projected their dreams, fears and peculiarities onto felines. Why?

Is India’s Sachin Tendulkar the greatest sportsman in the world?

The Spanish have perfected the beach restaurant

Some reds are best served cold

The shares that got away—and what I learned from them

A great river journey never leaves you. John Gimlette has traced Mark Twain’s steps alongside the Neckar in Germany, and sailed down South America’s waterways on cargo boats and tugs

Wildlife, historical sites and the Maldive islands are under threat. Your interest may even help save them

What is it like to be in the world’s hottest and coldest places, or dive in the ocean’s depths? And will it soon be possible to visit space?