Canadian House Hippos and Other Obscure Fauna
My attention was recently drawn to something missing from Canada’s fauna. I was rewatching the National Film Board’s…
Remains of Bulgaria’s Czar Samuel return ‘home’ after 1,000 years | History News
The emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece. Published On 3…
Necessity as Invention: Ireland’s Laboratory of Renovation
Griffith Avenue House / Courtney McDonnell Architects. Image © Peter Molloy Published on September 30, 2026 Share Share…
Watch scientists decipher burnt scrolls without unrolling them
We might soon be able to read thousands of long-lost ancient scrolls charred by the eruption of Vesuvius.…
TIFF has given us a major new Oscar contender. It is once again about Hamlet.
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Fraud sealed the fate of controversial zoologist Paul Kammerer — 100 years on, his ideas deserve revisiting
One hundred years ago, on 23 September 1926, zoologist Paul Kammerer shot himself on Hochschneeberg, a mountain plateau…
Billionaires line up to donate millions to hard-right Reform UK Party
Reform had topped national opinion polls since early last year but has lost its lead to centre-left Labour…
‘Privilege to do what we do’: Couple’s wild life
What started as a trip around New Zealand in 2022 for an Aussie-Kiwi couple has now turned into…
‘Mother of Hubble’: how Nancy Grace Roman ushered in a new era of astronomy
Early in her career, Nancy Grace Roman ignored those who advised her not to become a scientist because…
Jamaica to file slavery reparations petition during UK visit | Slavery News
Petition to King Charles questions the legality of slavery under English law and UK’s responsibility for reparations. Published…
Ancient DNA Reveals How Europe Changed After the Fall of Rome
Collection of artifacts from the sixth-century cemetery at Szeleste, Hungary. Credit: Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary A study challenges…
The 2004 movie that could have launched Robert Pattinson’s career
Credit: Far Out / YouTube Still Sat 22 August 2026 12:30, UK In 2008, a blue-tinted romantic fantasy…