Showers offered brief relief in Wisley, Surrey, but experts warned that occasional downpours would not resolve ongoing water shortages

Researchers have found the part of the brain that creates memory links to odours after studying mice from the early days of their life

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

A countdown of the greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

Literary city risks ‘losing its soul’ as rising costs and falling sales put bookshops out of business

Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.

We’re buying 17 million fewer factual books than six years ago. Is the rise of podcasts to blame? Or publishers’ obsession with celebrities and influencers?

The remains, believed to be of 25 individuals including Emma of Normandy, were jumbled together in mortuary chests at Winchester Cathedral

Anne Hidalgo’s opponents say she has undermined retail, waged war on drivers and failed to halt a middle-class exodus. Voters will soon have their say

Delve into the Times archive to explore a century of festive celebrations, from carols at a Second World War bomb site to Santa’s shift at Harrods

Predicting how plasma behaves in a fusion power plant can take days using powerful supercomputers. A new tool backed by Britain can do it in seconds

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, from a Booker-shortlisted novel to a groundbreaking history of a continent

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from moving memoirs to sequels of beloved novels