Victorian Science’s Duck-Billed Enigma | History Today
Platypus – Greek for ‘flat-footed’ – may sound a derogatory name, but that was the least of the problems encountered by these small mole-like creatures from Australia. When the British …
Conclave Time: How Does The Election Of The New Pope Work?
Every conclave has had its peculiarities and oddities: here we have gathered the most surprising ones from History. The word conclave (from the Latin “cum clave,” literally meaning under lock …
Weather in El Salvador in August: What to Expect
Weather in El Salvador in August brings a unique mix of tropical conditions that travelers should prepare for. With daytime temperatures reaching 31°C (87°F) and nighttime lows of about 18°C …
How successful was Nixon’s Foreign Policy? – ActiveHistory
This podcast analyses Richard Nixon’s foreign policy during his presidency, focusing on his key initiatives and their outcomes. It examines his efforts to end the Vietnam War, his groundbreaking détente strategy with the …
Playing God: Mossad’s Murder of Achmed Bouchiki
On the evening of 21 July 1973, in the quiet Norwegian town of Lillehammer, a couple walked home from the cinema. The woman was seven months pregnant and was walking …
Legal adviser warns NIH not to kill 900 grants a second time
Advice follows Supreme Court ruling that threatened previously restored grants, but reprieve may be brief
A newborn planet munches on gas and dust surrounding its host star
In a first, astronomers imaged a baby planet within a gap in the disk of material around a star, confirming predictions about how rings form.
Hidden viruses in our DNA could be medicine’s next big breakthrough
You are mostly but not entirely human. If we crunch the numbers, 8 percent of your genome actually comes from viruses that got stranded there. This viral detritus is a …
Steroids are everywhere on social media – but how dangerous are they?
South_agency/Getty Images If you have swiped through fitness-related content on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok lately, chances are that an influencer on your feed has taken steroids. A recent global meta-study …
Human ancestors braved England’s ice-covered northlands 440,000 years ago
How exactly ancient toolmakers survived the harsh conditions remains a mystery