The first exploration of deep-sea vents in the Antarctic has uncovered communities of species previously unknown to science – one populated by new species of anemones, predatory sea stars and piles of yeti crabs.

Recent trials in the treatment for blindness using gene therapy are giving very encouraging results and could give sight to many thousands of people worldwide.

A project to gather and tell personal stories from the First World War is remarkable – objects and stories are able to tell us about a time passing from living memory, the story of the lives of men, women and children in wartime.

With 39 scholars, from 17 countries, Europe’s first major school of government recently welcomed its first class of future leaders.