Tom Whipple

As a baby, Rhys Evans was placed in a sterile pod, cut off from the outside world and human touch — until doctors suggested experimental gene therapy. Twenty-five years on, Tom Whipple finds out what happened next

Away from rewilding projects, breeding pairs have been smuggled in, whether from zoos, enclosures or abroad, we don’t know. Others are escapers

Alex Chui secures his seventh consecutive International Mathematical Olympiad medal after completing nine hours of problems without losing a single mark

The first was a singer who craved public attention; the second was the polar opposite but did his bit to keep fans happy

For decades, a grandfather’s observance of a Muslim custom was a family mystery. It turned to be a battlefield promise made during the Second World War

Newly declassified documents reveal how a revolutionary successor to the Harrier jump jet never got off the ground — because the PM disliked how it looked

This week Google paid Spirit, a bankrupt airline, $10 million — not for aircraft or buildings but for its internal work conversations

From Cluedo to Countdown, Scrabble to Sudoku, windowless rooms in London will be the scene of intense competition for a prestigious prize

The US health secretary’s foolishness could lead to a big boost for British universities and biotechs

Last month, OpenAI revealed that experimental AI agents had hacked into an AI website without them knowing. But the story only gets weirder