Imagine being able to reach New York from London in just one hour. That fever dream could one day be possible after a proposal to build a 3,000-mile trans-Atlantic train tunnel connecting the ...

The best towels wrap you in softness and wick away moisture. If you settle for thin, rough or barely absorbent bath towels, you’ll feel it (and possibly regret it) every single day. That’s why we've ...

Have you ever noticed a distinct line at the bottom of a new towel? While it might seem like a simple design element, this line, known as the ‘dobby border’, actually serves several important purposes ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...

In the south of Denmark, just above the Baltic Sea, a ‘game-changing’ construction project is taking place that could change the face of European tourism forever. The Fehmarnbelt tunnel – or ...

Our towels are daily staples for drying off after a bath or washing our hands and face, but there's a curious detail on these bathroom necessities that many have missed. Have you ever spotted that ...

Software engineer Nate McGrady posted the question on X, formerly Twitter, on March 13. “What is the purpose of this part of a towel?” he asked his over 32,000 followers with a photo of a grey towel ...

For days now, the internet has weighed in on this one question: What are the embroidered stripes on towels for? Software engineer Nate McGrady posted the question on X, formerly Twitter, on March 13.

A lost tunnel that’s thought to have once linked Salisbury station with a neighbouring lunatic asylum has been uncovered. The extraordinary discovery has been made by Network Rail and South Western ...

An age old question about a popular household item has been answered, after one social media user publicly shared his bewilderment. Nate McGrady, a software engineer, took to X to ask a question ...