Oscar winner gives up the spotlight for books and Cezanne
Month: February 2017
Face transplant: Dr Samir Mardini rebuilds a man’s face – and his life
Dr Samir Mardini conducts the first face transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
Dogs judge humans by how they treat others
A 2017 study shows that dogs prefer humans who help their owners
105-year-old French cyclist Robert Marchand breaks world record
Is it Robert Marchand’s lifestyle, diet, or physiology that makes him a world record cyclist – or no-one else is in his category!
Foreign correspondent and Purple Heart recipient Bernard Redmont dies aged 98
Bernard Redmont was the foreign correspondent who broke the news in 1968 that North Vietnam was willing to enter peace talks with America
A rising tide lifts all boats: a rising living standard lifts everyone’s health
A higher socio-economic status may boost immunity from disease – so raising everyone’s standard of living is a win-win for all
Roger Federer, at 35, is the oldest male grand-slam tennis finalist since Ken Rosewall, 39, in 1974
Roger Federer won the Australian Open tennis final on 29 January 2017, aged 35, to beat his great rival Rafael Nadal
D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson: the man who defined the mathematical beauty of nature
D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson was a man ahead of his time – a zoologist, the man who defined mathematical beauty in nature, and a conservationist
