One doesn’t have to watch too many movies set in the Victorian/Edwardian period to think that most streets circa 1880-1900 were much like this one, dark and scary in a ...

Normally, when a sequel is announced that’s a wild departure from the original, I welcome it with open arms – look no further than my inexplicable but everlasting love of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts ...

Like other budget alarms, it brightens in ten gradual stages over half an hour, but the Lumie Sunrise also offers coloured mood lighting, which I tend to put on as soon as I get home to make the ...

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A research team from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the moon and water on ...

Coors Light has announced an apparent name change following what now appears to have been a viral marketing stunt earlier this week. The brand announced Wednesday that it is temporarily changing ...

As we enter a new year, with that comes a new set of trends set to transform our homes – and among others, that includes lighting trends. Indeed, lamps and lighting fixtures are subject to changing ...

One of them is light therapy. Whether you suffer from SAD or just need a mood booster in these crazy times, check out the best light therapy lamps we’ve rounded up below. This streamlined light ...

There are expected to be some spectacular celestial events taking place tonight. Stargazers are in for a treat as a rare comet may be visible and the first full moon of the year will dazzle the ...

The first full moon of 2025, known as the Wolf Moon, will light up the skies tonight in spectacular fashion. Set to appear at around 10.28pm GMT on Monday, January 13 and be most visible at ...

Full moons happen when orbits align to position the Earth between the Moon and the Sun. The Moon goes through all of its phases in about 29.5 days, which means that each month has, on average, one ...

Photographer Thierry Monasse in northern France snapped the pairing as seen between trees at sunset, shining brightly enough to be seen as the sun was still lighting up the evening sky.