As our summer kicks into gear, there’s an intercontinental cold snap in the Northern Hemisphere. Germany has been badly hit, and Munich is shivering through extreme conditions that have seen planes freeze to the runway… 

Isla McNabb, a 3yo from Kentucky, has become the youngest ever female member of Mensa – the high IQ society. She started reading and spelling words at 2yo. Now at preschool and showing a knack for numbers, Isla’s parents are looking into a specialised education plan…

Who needs a solid 8 hours when you can have thousands of micro-naps? That’s the sleep strategy of the chinstrap penguins in Antarctica, with their extreme sleep behaviour designed to keep an eye on their nests from predatory seabirds. We’re exhausted thinking about it…