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Nosy researcher’s quest to map the world’s ‘smellscapes’

We can share images and sounds, so why not smells? Dr Kate McLean-MacKenzie hopes her new atlas will make scents

No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse

Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade

The Highgate Vampire review

Omnibus theatre, LondonSweet and funny show is based on rumoured vampire sightings in north London in the 1960s and 70s – though it could do with producing a few more goosebumps

The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK

Exhibition of design flops should suit British sense of humour, says its founder, but also shows failure is a part of learning

‘Nostalgic and calming’: lava lamps are groovy again as sales glow

The British-made lamps have surged in popularity as younger audiences seek to recapture magic of the 1960s

UK electric car charger rollout slows amid worries over EV switch

Smallest number of new chargers since 2022 as carmakers persuade government to weaken EV sales targets