If you were asked to name a weapon used in World War I, you’d probably think of gas attacks, or artillery, or tanks. But another unusual weapon was battering people across the […]
Artistic Licence: How Hunger Was Used As A Deadly Weapon In WWI
The Evolution Of The Modern Christmas
Christmas is a chameleon; over the centuries it has evolved and absorbed a myriad influences to become the festival we know today, according to the University’s Professor Mark Connelly. He says: ‘In […]
Could Ancient Bones Suggest Santa Was Real?
New Oxford University research has revealed that bones long venerated as relics of the saint, do in fact date from the right historical period. One of the most revered Christian saints, St […]
Prehistoric Women’s Manual Work Was Tougher Than Rowing In Today’s Elite Boat Crews
The first study to compare ancient and living female bones shows that women from early agricultural eras had stronger arms than the rowers of Cambridge University’s famously competitive boat club. Researchers say […]
Dino-Killing Asteroid Made Rocks Behave like Liquid And Could Have Provided Habitat for New Life
A study of the massive crater that formed when an asteroid crashed into Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out all nonavian dinosaurs and most life on the planet, is giving insights […]
Unprecedented Study Of Aboriginal Australians Points To One Shared Out of Africa Migration For Modern Humans
The first significant investigation into the genomics of Aboriginal Australians has uncovered several major findings about early human populations. These include evidence of a single “Out of Africa” migration event, and of […]
Blood Of Belgian King Albert I Identified After 80 Years
The death of King Albert I of Belgium in 1934 – officially a climbing accident – still fuels speculation. Forensic geneticist Maarten Larmuseau and his colleagues at KU Leuven have now compared […]
Your Viruses Could Reveal Your Travel History, And More
The genomes of two distinct strains of the virus that causes the common lip cold sore, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), have been identified within an individual person — an achievement […]
Lines of Thought: Discoveries That Changed The World
Some of the world’s most valuable books and manuscripts – texts which have altered the very fabric of our understanding – will go on display in Cambridge as from 11 Martch 2016 as […]
Is Manneken Pis Real? – VUB Research
Is Manneken Pis real? The authenticity of the most famous statuette of Brussels has been subject to debate amongst art historians. As from today, they will receive assistance in their search for […]
Paris Attacks Represent Strategic Shift By Islamic State Group, Stanford Experts Say
Stanford terrorism experts say Islamic State attacks in Paris signal that the terrorist group seeks to expand operations well beyond the borders of Iraq and Syria so it can bring about a […]
Four Decades After Haile Selassie’s Death, Ethiopia Is An African Success Story
Ethiopia has changed beyond all recognition since the death of its last emperor, Haile Selassie, 40 years ago. Haile Selassie was surreptitiously murdered at the age of 83 by the military revolutionaries […]
University Of Oxford Bodleian Libraries Launch Online Portal
Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University invite scholars, teachers and the public to explore its digital collections on new online portal, Digital.Bodleian The Digital.Bodleian website includes more than 100,000 images covering everything from beautifully […]
New Archive Creates Global Access To Rare African Photos
by Kristen Parker | Michigan State University Hoping to preserve cultural heritage and change Western thought on Africa, a Michigan State University researcher will use a $300,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant […]
