- July 26, 2024
Hidden Elements Found in Renaissance Astronomer Tycho Brahe’s Laboratory
In the Middle Ages, alchemists were notoriously secretive and didn’t share their knowledge with others. Danish Tycho Brahe was no exception. Consequently, we don’t know
Interrail: The Trans Europe Express
It’s 1972, you are in your late teens, and you see a poster at your local railway station which promises one month of unlimited train
50 Years of Cyprus Divided
Though only eight at the time, Graeme Stanford vividly recalls his experience during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July 1974. His father was serving
National Spirit and the 1900 Olympics
This year’s Paris Olympics are the third to be held in the city – where the decision was made in 1894 to revive this ancient
The True Story of King Arthur: Legend or Historical Reality?(Video)
King Arthur’s legend, a cornerstone of Western literature, traces its origins back approximately 1,200 years. The first recorded mention appears in the “Historia Brittonum,” a
BREAKING: Fire Engulfs Iconic Rouen Cathedral Spire in France
In the historic city of Rouen, France, a fire has engulfed the spire of the renowned Gothic cathedral, Our Lady of the Assumption. Firefighters are
The Mystery of Thomas More’s Birthplace
Walking through London’s Cheapside is a journey through history. From the Old English ceapan, meaning ‘to buy’ (and nothing to do with the Victorian associations
Secrets of the European Genome Revealed At 4,500-year-old Burial
High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising
Archaeologists discover Roman settlement on the Palomba-Catenanuova route
Archaeologists working with the civil engineering company, Italferr, have unearthed a Roman settlement and necropolis in Sicily during the construction of the new Palermo-Catania-Messina railway
A Brief History of English Numeracy
The English medical practitioner John Bulwer wrote a treatise in 1644 that argued humans were natural ‘Arithmeticians’, capable of both performing arithmetic and divining the
