Reuters Angelina Jolie promoting ‘Salt’ These days, actress Angelina Jolie is almost as well known across the globe for her humanitarian endeavors as she is for her film roles. And after spending the last decade of her life as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, she has certainly spent an exorbitant... 

A rhesus macaque shows off his teeth. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP Monkey flossing became a formal practice, at least experimentally, in the late 1970s, thanks to a dentist named Jack Caton. Twenty years later, a physician, David C Sokal, inspired by the monkey flossing, patented a top/bottom... 

Zac Goldmsith, whose election spending will be reviewed by the Electoral Commission. Photograph: Richard Saker/Rex Features The Electoral Commission today announced that it was carrying out a review of the Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith’s election spending after questions were raised over... 

The New York Times Company said that online ads now account for 26% of total advertising revenues. Photograph: Ramin Talaie/Corbis The New York Times Company has returned to growth, reporting a 1.2% year-on-year increase in revenue to $589m in the second quarter. The publisher’s 21%... 

Stock market crash The great Wall Street Crash just previous to the Great Depression of the 1930s has become a part of North American legend. People speak of the crash, its causes and its consequences, with great authority, although few people actually understand the fundamentals that led to the crash, and fewer...