Ganz im Nordosten von Berlin, wo die Stadt fast zu Ende ist, versteckt sich zwischen den ortsteiltypischen Plattenbautürmen ein kleines russisches Dampfbad namens „Teremok“. Der altmodische Name bedeutet auf Deutsch so etwas wie „gute Stube“, und tatsächlich ist das „Teremok“ eine Art gute Stube des russischsprachigen Marzahns. Wer den Ortsteil, der wie kaum ein anderer…

Dyson’s letters are particularly engaging when they describe the occasional flashes of illumination that lead to a scientific insight. Riding on a cross-continental Greyhound bus, past Iowa cornfields, Dyson notes: “On the third day of the journey a remarkable thing happened; going into a sort of semi-stupor as one does after 48 hours of bus…

Big tobacco stocks have had one of their worst weeks in years, with Marlboro manufacturer Philip Morris International (PMI) down more than 17% (including its single biggest one-day share price decline in a decade Thursday), Altria down more than 10%, and British American Tobacco (whose subsidiaries include Camel cigarettes maker Reynolds American) down 9%. So…

The theoretical physicist on why ‘exploring the nature of time leads us to understand something about ourselves’

For fans of husband-wife writing duo Ilona Andrews (Ilona Gordon and Andrew Gordon), the past week brought some longed for news — the New York Times best-selling author has signed a three-book deal with Avon to continue their beloved Hidden Legacy series. If that’s not enough to whet fan’s appetites, they also announced the new trilogy will…

Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty has laid his mother to rest today after revealing she died of a broken heart – following the death of her beloved husband almost a year ago. Close family wore red ties and scarves during the service at the Sacred Heart Church in Cobham, Surrey, on Saturday. Rolls-Royces…

Emergency inspections will be carried out on hundreds of aircraft worldwide after an explosion aboard a Southwest Airlines flight led to the death of a passenger. The announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration comes after a woman was almost sucked out of a window on a flight from New York to Dallas on Tuesday, after “an engine failure…