Death and dyingLettersMy twin sister was stillborn – 44 years later, I still miss herIngrid Warren on the bond that forms in the womb between twins and why she grieved throughout her childhood for the sister she lost
Your article (‘Just devastating’: the rarely discussed virtual taboo of losing a baby, 19 April) discusses the effects on the family of a stillborn baby, but one group was not mentioned: those who, like me, lose their twin at birth. Read More...
In his latest irreverent look at art history, Peter Duggan reimagines the moment Paolo Veronese was taken to task by Catholic heretic-hunters over his painting of the Last Supper – which had the temerity to include 'buffoons, drunks, Germans and similar vulgarities'
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Meteors This article is more than 2 years oldPittsburgh New Year’s Day meteor explosion equivalent to 27 tonnes of TNT, says Nasa This article is more than 2 years oldIf not for clouds, the half-tonne fireball would have been easily visible in the day, maybe about 100 times the brightness of a full moon
A meteor that caused an earthshaking boom over suburban Pittsburgh on New Year’s Day exploded in the atmosphere with an energy blast equivalent to an estimated 27 tonnes of TNT, officials said. Read More...