History
Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Panch Chuli, 1992
In the summer of 1992, an Indian-British expedition headed...
Thin Social Fabric? Expect it to Rip Under Climate Change, Report Warns
Is society ending due to climate change? The internet...
Six Women Alchemists: Their Obsessions and Inventions
Alchemy -- the pseudo-science of turning base metals into...
A $39,000 Turd: Fossilized Viking Poo Is World’s Most Valuable Excrement
Have you heard the one about the Viking, the...
Spellbooks: From the Book of the Dead to the Black Pullet
I remember strolling down the high street in Glastonbury...
Exploration Mysteries: Who Was King Arthur?
Glastonbury Abbey was everything I had imagined it to...
Space Pens: Handier Than A Sword
Heavy duty, long-lasting, technologically advanced and adaptable to most...
Exploration Mysteries: The Nazi Gold Train
Could one of Europe's largest treasure troves be hidden...
A Sudden Freeze Forced Early Humans Out of Europe
Europe's earliest human remains date from around 1.4 million...
2,000-Year-Old Curry Spices Discovered in Vietnam
Scientists in southern Vietnam have identified the earliest evidence...
‘Glorified Garden Shed’: Locals Fight to Save Last Postmen’s Huts in Wales
For a time, postmen's huts dotted the British countryside....
New Study Busts Enduring Myths About Hunter-Gatherer Gender Roles
Imagine a hunter-gatherer society of 10,000 years ago. What...
Fruit on Pizza? Ancient Pompeiians Weigh In
A fresco recently unearthed at an archaeological site at...
Archaeologists Reconstruct Face of 7th-Century Teen
A forensic artist in the UK has reconstructed the...
Early Travel Writers Inspired Explorers and Revealed the World to a Curious Public
Before Lonely Planet, Conde Nast, and Rick Steves, travel...
Weekend Warm-Up: Afghan Women Take Up Climbing
What does climbing mean when you've lost your country,...
Medieval Minstrel Beats Monty Python to ‘Killer Rabbit’ Sketch by 500 Years
In late-medieval England, itinerant minstrels wandered from high halls...