Happy St Patrick's Day! Today, the world turns a bit greener in celebration of the patron Saint of Ireland, who (amongst other things) popularised the shamrock, which represents luck. He used the ...

This week brings the Equinox, a deeply powerful time. The ancient Mayans knew this; they built a pyramid that catches the sunlight so that on the day of equal darkness and light a serpent appears ...

Alexander Fleming (who died on this day back in 1955) was a true life-changer. On his return from vacation, when visiting his London laboratory, he spotted an area of fungus on a petri dish ...

It's Michelangelo's birthday. When he sculpted David, over 500 years ago, did he have any idea about the impact his work would have – or the controversy he was creating? Even today, we're ...

JEMIMA CAINER: The Sun enters Pisces today while the Moon moves into Scorpio. This intensely emotional energy is disrupted a little by Venus making a minor aspect to Uranus. What does this mean?

The Moon governs our emotions. As it waxes and wanes, our deepest feelings intensify or diminish; they rise and fall like the tides. During a Lunar Eclipse (which we're experiencing this weekend ...