History

Scientists Reconstruct Face Of 16th Century Italian ‘Vampire’ Buried With Brick In Mouth

Health
Sarah Carter

A 16th-century ‘vampire‘ who was buried with a stone brick jammed in her mouth over fears she would feed on corpses underground ...

Tudors imported bigger foreign ‘supercar’ horses as symbol of status and wealth

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

It is possible some of the horses were either ridden by King Henry VIII or at least in tournaments he ran and ...

What is it? When is it? Meaning, origin of Feb. 29 date

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Sophie Anderson

What is a leap year? Here’s the science behind the extra day. Why do we have leap years? The reason behind that ...

Syphilis-Like Diseases Were Already Widespread in America Before the Arrival of Columbus

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Evidence of syphilis in ancient Brazilian bones disproves the notion that Columbus introduced the disease to Europe, indicating that syphilis-like diseases existed ...

Photos surface showing Harrow in the 1980s and 1990s

Technology
Laura Adams

We’re taking a look back at Harrow in the 1980s and 1990s with a few images from our library today. The photos, ...

Graham Cowles, head of birds at the Natural History Museum who unearthed the ‘white dodo’ – obituary

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

On the same 1974 expedition, Cowles also recovered fragments of the saddle-backed Mauritius giant tortoise (Cylindraspis inepta), a friendly beast eaten to ...

Stuck in love! Image of amorous flies trapped for 40million years in amber is among newly-digitised pictures  unveiled by the Natural History Museum for Valentine’s Day

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

By Harry Howard, History Correspondent 07:46 14 Feb 2024, updated 07:54 14 Feb 2024 The flies are from the Dolichopodidae family, which ...

What happens to Queen Camilla if King Charles dies? It’s complicated.

U.K.
William Turner

King Charles III diagnosed with cancer following prostate procedure King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, according to Buckingham Palace, following ...

Some Anglo-Saxon warriors may have been transgender, says academic

Health
Sarah Carter

Anglo-Saxons may have been transgender, new research has claimed. By applying “trans theory” to Dark Age graves, a University of Liverpool researcher ...

Google Doodle honors James Baldwin

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Sophie Anderson

Black History Month’s historical origins explained Here’s why the founder Carter G. Woodson created Black History Month and how it’s different today ...