Collaborative research by UCL and Terracotta Army Museum researchers has found that the chrome plating on the Terracotta Army bronze weapons – once thought to be the earliest form of anti-rust technology […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of the more recent members of The 7R Future Leadership Institute is Mr. Teun Depreeuw. Teun Depreeuw is founder and owner of Muurtuin.be, a company specialized in designing, manufacturing, installing and maintaining vertical gardens. Click the picture to read more.
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