Preserving Macao's handmade signs in the digital age
Perched on a stool in his dusty workshop in Macao, Lam Weng Io looks like a scholar or a librarian, bespectacled and in deep concentration. Read more...
At least 8 states recall National Guard from D.C. following 'demeaning' treatment
On Saturday, more National Guard troops began to leave D.C. to return to their home states with 7,000 settled in to remain until at least February 6, and potentially even until March. Read more...
A Young Mind Helps Shape the Horse Racing of Tomorrow
The moment 7-year-old Patrick Cummings stumbled on a horse racing show from Philadelphia Park in 1988, his life changed forever. Read more...
An Apology
Our story (Mail Online 24 October) about a toddler being accidentally pricked by dirty needles in a New York hospital wrongly suggested the girl might have to wait six months for a HIV test - we are happy to correct the error. Read more...
Archaeology Early humans used flint chopping tools to break animal bones 2.6 million years ago
Researchers led from Germany and Isreal analysed the function of 53 similar chopping tools found at the 400,000-year old site of Revadim, east of Ashdod. Read more...
'Like the tart, I never change' The secret behind Macao's most famous dessert
You can smell it before you see it. The sweet smell of sugar, egg and custard, baking til it's cooked just right. Flaky pastry on the outside, soft custard on the inside, and crispy, burnt, sugar on top. Read more...
Super-infectious Kent Covid strain has spread to at least 60 countries
Cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, sometimes known asVOC 202012/01, have been reported in most of continental Europe, as well as in the US, Australia, India, China and Saudi Arabia. Read more...
An Artist for the Dystopian Age
For decades, Tishan Hsu has explored the ever more salient relationship between technology and the human body. Read more...
Young Iranians Arrested for Being Too Happy in Tehran
Six young Iranians were arrested and forced to repent on state television Tuesday for the grievous offense of proclaiming themselves to be "Happy in Tehran," in a homemade music video they posted on YouTube. Read more...
Virtual Historic Home Tours
Bored with your surroundings? Walk the (virtual) halls of some storied grand houses. Read more...
Patrick Vallance warns Covid jabs may be needed EVERY YEAR
The Government's chief scientific adviser said a regular flu-style roll out may be required to 'keep on top' of the virus. Scientists fear it could mutate to dodge immunity triggered by the vaccine. Read more...
My Co-Worker Is a Scammer and She Gets on My Last Nerve
Advice for three people trying to navigate racial politics at work, and one person dealing with the emotional baggage from a previous job. Read more...
Mother-of-three fears her children will never catch up on the schooling they've lost
Jennifer Gray works full-time but she now must spend her time teaching her children as her youngest receives no online lessons. She also worries about the mental impact of lockdown. Read more...
Finding a Foothold for Nordic Skiing in Rural Alaska
The harsh wind-hammered tundra sometimes complicates the prospect, as do the polar bears. But the children are enthusiastic pupils. Read more...
Toxic secrets behind your mobile phone How our so-called green world depends on mining of metals
GUILLAUME PITRON Past the suburbs of the Chinese city of Baotou, a lonely path led me to an embankment bristling with pylons, each with a security camera watching for intruders. Read more...
Judge denies James Heerdegen's request for a restraining order against wife Christina Ricci
Court documents obtained by DailyMail.com show a Superior Court of California judge turned down Heerdegen's request for a temporary restraining order Friday. Read more...
He Called His Song American Anthem. It Actually Became One.
In his inaugural address, President Biden quoted Gene Scheers song, a patriotic hymn championed by the opera star Denyce Graves and recorded by Norah Jones for a Ken Burns soundtrack. Read more...
What One District Did to Prevent Students From Failing
Academic performance rose when a tiny Texas district required all students to attend class in person. But so did coronavirus infections. Read more...