Solving the Victorian Housing Crisis
In 1866 James Hole, a writer from Leeds, called for ‘a little wholesome despotism’ in tackling the problems of housing
Monumental Unearthed at Battle of Malazgirt Site
In addition to the 700 plus objects unearthed exactly a year ago, and along with arrowheads discovered in the last
US President or American Caesar?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump victory in November’s US election has widely been seen – at least by
AI Finds 303 New Nazca Geoglyphs, Revealing Their Purpose
The astonishing Nazca Lines of Peru are one of the true wonders of the ancient world. The figures they form
The Roman Catholic War on Wigs
A rather unusual petition from October 1716 is tucked away in the pope’s diocesan archives in the basilica of San
‘After the Flying Saucers Came’, ‘Think to New Worlds’ and ‘How to Think Impossibly’ review
In June 1947 Kenneth Arnold was flying a small plane over Mount Rainier in Washington when nine bright objects began
El Niño Linked to Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction
Mega ocean warming El Niño events were key in driving the largest extinction of life on planet Earth some 252
Aliens and the Enlightenment | History Today
For millennia everybody knew that human beings enjoy a privileged, unique position at the centre of the universe. That self-confidence
Nine Ancient Game Boards Discovered in Mexico
Nine patollis—Mesoamerican game boards—were recently uncovered during excavation work for the Maya Train project in southeastern Mexico. The findings, believed
Underground Chambers and Tunnels Confirmed at Mitla
Recent archaeological investigations at Mitla, a significant Zapotec site in Oaxaca, Mexico, have confirmed the existence of a vast network