Going, going, gone: how Sotheby’s and Christie’s still lose out on big sales

Despite increasing prices of art, big profits do not always trickle down to auction houses – thanks to generous guarantees to ultra-rich sellers

From couture to red carpet – who will wear what?

The couture shows ended this week, and we’re looking forward to the awards season and imagining what the stars should wear. From Emma Stone to Keira Knightley, we’ve paired our favourite dresses to a cinematic muse

Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

Land moving upward faster than researchers expected at 1.4in every year, allowing ‘hot potato’ rocks to rise

Welcome to Görlitz, the perfect German town that’s a movie star in its own right

The Grand Budapest Hotel has been nominated for nine Oscars – if only there was one for ‘best location’ so the eastern German town where it was filmed could win

Why it’s good to laugh at climate change

Climate gags are notable by their absence, but an RSA event on Tuesday night hopes to show that climate change comedy can raise laughs and awareness

Mobile trends for 2015

From startups taking on giants to mobilising revenue-generating processes, our panel predicts the talking points for next year