From Odysseus to Harry Potter, we love to cheer on the outnumbered and outgunned. The reason is rooted in our childhoods - and in the full moon
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Scientists at the University of California claim to have created a new colour, called ‘olo’, which is outside the human visual spectrum
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Both terms were applied to people living in rural settings, outside urban Christian religious communities
Mocked for speaking English with a Clouseau-esque accent, Lufbery’s time in American fatigues saw him become a wartime legend
A Chicago restaurant has begun selling ‘The Leo’, a limited-edition sandwich dipped in gravy and topped with peppers, in honour of the new pope
A string of decisions has triggered a wave of criticism – from the public, the media, legal scholars and politicians