Society

Science and industrial design join together to try to make elevators more efficient

Whether stowing meat in rooms of Himalayan bricks affects flavour is debatable

Marcel Aubut, the Quebec heavyweight who lost the Nordiques, is aiming for gold

Tips from a transplanted New Yorker on how to find a BFF in a strange city far from home

After a horrific car accident, he found a new lease on life in his wheelchair. But it was diving that really made him feel free.

New research shows that in certain spots, even the deep-sea floor can be hospitable

David Cameron and George Clooney are among those whose haircuts hearken to history

The folks behind One Laptop Per Child unveil their latest creation

Get ready for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, but don’t expect a baby for Kate (yet)

Henry Alford, The New Yorker’s New Yorker, on texting at dinner, clipping toenails in public, and why saying ’no problem’ is so rude