When Summer Meant Sea Serpents

From the 1860s, late July through to mid-September became known as the ‘silly season’. With Parliament and law courts in summer recess, and with little in the way of major …

Traces of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18b: possible sign of life on an ocean exoplanet 120 light-years from Earth. The most promising discovery ever? The centuries-old search for life beyond Earth’s …

El Salvador’s National Palace stands as one of the country’s most remarkable architectural treasures. This historic building features 104 rooms and four distinctively colored chambers. The palace construction took place …

This new podcast considers the Alliance for Progress, a significant initiative of the Kennedy administration aimed at fostering economic and social development in Latin America during the Cold War. It provides …

In August 1897 the coastal town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the French Basque country, hosted the Congress of Basque Tradition. The event, sponsored by the Society of National Ethnography and Popular …

When a pope dies, the figure of the Camerlengo comes into action to certify the actual demise. An event that is not just a biological fact: for the Roman Church, …

El Salvador, the “Land of Volcanoes,” welcomes travelers with its best weather during the dry season from November to April. The coastal temperatures stay around a pleasant 73°F (23°C). Tourist …

This new podcast primarily explores the political and historical events surrounding the 1973 military coup in Chile that overthrew the democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende and led to the authoritarian regime of …

‘What news?’ In early modern Europe, upon meeting with acquaintances or strangers on the street, at the tavern, or in the piazza, this was the invariable form of greeting. Today, …

After the death of Pope Francis, the thousand-year-old liturgy of the conclave begins: the most secret rite of the Catholic Church. The process of electing a pope, the so-called conclave, …