Hurricane Newton has made landfall in western Mexico near the popular tourist resort of Cabo San Lucas. The US National Hurricane Center said hurricane-force winds were spreading over Baja California Sur. The Center registered maximum sustained winds of 150km/h (90mph). Forecasters earlier predicted torrential rains and possible flash flooding and ... Read More »

Many great innovations build on what has gone before. Isaac Newton acknowledged and developed others’ ideas to leave a lasting impact. On 5 February 1676, Isaac Newton – already regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the age – wrote to his friend and rival Robert Hooke, praising him ... Read More »