Phil Edwards
Former correspondent
Latest articles by Phil Edwards
The Apple Watch is impressive. But in at least one way, Marie Antoinette’s watch was better.
406 actors are closer to the center of Hollywood than Kevin Bacon. Find out who they are.
Setting records is hard, and making money from it is even harder. But Guinness has a strategy in place.
He changed maps forever, but in the 1500s, that could be a dangerous thing. This is how.
Would wrapping a rubber tube around pilots’ bodies keep them safe? At least one inventor thought so.
Did Dormie do it? The canine trial of the decade focused on the eternal battle between cats and dogs.
Think Frank and Claire Underwood have a weird relationship? These real historical marriages would make them blush.
These inventions were supposed to change the world. But you’ve probably never heard of any of them.
Stories are the oldest form of time travel. This chart shows just how versatile they can be.
Is Vanilla Ice the best rapper alive? No. But you still might be surprised by who is, according to some new data analysis.