- August 26, 2025
Tidal Forces Shaped the Rise of Sumer, the World's First Urban Civilization
Revolutionary new research challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, revealing that tidal dynamics at
When Summer Meant Sea Serpents
From the 1860s, late July through to mid-September became known as the ‘silly season’. With Parliament and law courts in
Sophisticated Warer Pipeline Reveals 1,500-Year-Old Engineering Marvel
Archaeologists in Tajikistan have uncovered a remarkable 1,500-year-old water pipeline system perched atop a 65-meter hill at the Mugtepa settlement
Cowboy Diplomacy in the Spanish-American War
By 1898 tensions at Arizona’s border with Mexico had waned but not disappeared. The end of the Mexican-American War in
Spain Was Different: Tourism Under Franco
South of the Pyrenees lies the holidaymakers’ Utopia’, promised a 1958 Thomas Cook brochure: ‘a spectacular, flamboyant kingdom of the
Ancient Finger Traces from First Nations Found in Glittering Cave
By Russell Mullett et al. /The Conversation Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich
Subterranean World of the Paris Catacombs Has a Fascinating History
The world’s largest bone repository will have its first complete shutdown since opening to the public over two centuries ago.
Medieval Knight's Grave Unearthed Beneath Ice Cream Parlor
Archaeologists in Gdansk, Poland have made an extraordinary discovery beneath the floor of a beloved ice cream parlor, unearthing a
Mental Health and the 17th-Century Ship’s Doctor
In September 1649 ship’s surgeon John Conny was deeply relieved and praised God that ‘all our men [are] in reasonable
Reduce and Seduce at the Teenage Beauty Farm
When it opened in the Malibu mountains in 1962, the ‘Teen-Age Beauty Farm’ – a combination spa, charm school, weight-loss