The modern zipper didn't come together until the 1910s, when improved metal teeth and a sliding mechanism made it practical.

In the English-speaking world the art form is in a perennial battle for hearts and minds. Two contrasting books from either side of the Atlantic ask why ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed.

Assam's Hatikhuli village has transformed human-elephant conflict into coexistence. A 'Friends of Elephants' initiative ...

From Alan Carr and Susie Dent’s new series Secret Genius, to the start of both the Six Nations and the Winter Olympics, to ...

Nicole Pardo Molina’s kidnapping added to a grim tally that’s been slowly growing over the past five years across Mexico which has seen at least 21 social media influencers kidnapped or killed.

It’s wild that Delroy Lindo has never received an Oscar nomination before his work in Sinners, but he absolutely deserves it.

LGBT+ HISTORY MONTH: February is LGBT+ History Month, with a wealth of events going on all over the country to mark the occasion. Find out what's on in London — this week's picks include a free talk, ...