Ancient skeletons reveal the history of worm parasites in Britain; a new study published on PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Busy mothers did less breastfeeding in 19th century Netherlands. Study explores various factors influencing rates of breastfeeding vs. artificial feeding
Hermann Göring’s Luftwaffe and the $6 billion deal: the lightning-fast occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany in 1940
The Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s favourite warship was made entirely of wood, however, it had two ovens made of bricks to cook warm food
The researchers conclude that the Incas originally called it Huayna Picchu, for the rocky summit that lies nearest to the site, and not Machu Picchu
The ‘Prize Papers’ Project launches its internet portal containing court documents related to the capture of 1,500 ships
The pattern of North-South extinction in Hipparion ambiguum – an extinct genus of the Equidae family – is confirmed
The researcher at the University of Valencia María Tausiet analyses the power relations between priests and devotees, and the implication of the Inquisition in hiding them for four centuries
