Mexico This article is more than 1 month oldFive Mexican journalists shot and injured in one day as violence deepensThis article is more than 1 month oldFour photojournalists shot in Guerrero state and reporter in Michoacán, where battles between cartels and local gangs rage
Five Mexican journalists have been shot and wounded in a single day, in the worst day of violence against the country’s press in more than 10 years. Read More...
Greg Lake of King Crimson and ELP fame dies aged 69 GuardianPop and rockObituaryGreg Lake obituaryKey figure in 1970s prog rock as bass guitarist for Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Greg Lake, who has died of cancer aged 69, first rose to fame with a brief stint in King Crimson before achieving colossal success with Emerson, Lake & Palmer during the 1970s. Lake was one of the key figures in the creation of progressive rock, and had no time for critics who said that the music was ludicrously overblown. Read More...
Far outScienceAcarus galvanicusA diligent scientist with a passion for electricity, Andrew Crosse was known as the "thunder and lightning" man around his home in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, where he also held a seat as an MP.
In 1836, Crosse tried to create artificial crystals by dripping a chemical solution through an electrified stone from Mount Vesuvius. After two weeks, Crosse noticed tiny white spots on the stone, which was submerged in diluted hydrochloric acid. Read More...