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Things are a-brewing on the South Bank. The proposed Beetham Tower, AKA 1 Blackfriars Road, AKA The Boomerang, looks like it’s found a major occupant. But a substantial redesign will also be necessary. The 68 gleaming stories will rival the nearby Shard in elegance and …

Well, what can we say; it’s a slow news day. These insects, however, aren’t your common-or-garden bugs. They’re 150 years old and packed with historical goodness. The chitinous army of 219 ‘beetles, bugs and stick insects’ form part of a famous collection by the great …

It Came From Outer-space… …And landed in a London laboratory last week. Workers at Imperial College’s Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering have got their fingers on a few grains of a very precious dust. The tiny crumbs come from comet Wild-2 and were collected …

This day in London’s History 1542: Tower Hill. Kathryn Howard, or Cat Tudor to her friends, has an unfortunate encounter with an axe. After the execution, Henry VIII was heard to whisper unto Thomas Cranmer: ‘Well, that’ll save me a Guinea down at Thorntons. Christ’s …

We have to end the week with another lazy ‘look-e-here, someone’s played around with the Tube map’ post. Last week, the reworked network incorporated famous musicians. This week, somebody with enormous amounts of surplus time on their hands has generated an anagram-laden version. It’s utterly …

Note to RSS readers: This is not about Abu Hamza. Found: a very old and valuable manuscript from the dawn of modern science. Wanted: a ‘white knight’ with lots of cash to secure it for the nation. That’s the nub of the gist, anyway. The …

There can be few buildings in Europe to match the splendor of the Palace of Westminster. Millions of tourists, some of them off-worlders, flock to the landmark each year, even if few actually enter. But a couple of weeks back (and sorry to keep going …

We’re really not liking the sound of this one. Reports out today suggest that all those statues and sculptures that have gone missing lately may be the work of one gang. And, not content with nicking lesser-known suburban art, they now have their sights set …

Everyone’s seen that airy glass box at the back of St Pancras, right? The efficient but soulless terminus for Midland Mainline trains. Well, you may have noticed that it contains a set of cordoned-off escalators that never open. Where do they go? To borrow from …

These listings appear every Wednesday. If you want to let us know about any upcoming science or technology events, you can contact us on LondonistSciTech@Gmail.com Event of the Week Speed Dating: Laws of Attraction, at the Dana Centre What is it with trying to pair …