The story of birds: a new history from their dinosaur origins – extract of Steve Brusatte’s new book
Dinosaur wings seem to have originally been used not to fly but to attract a mate.
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Join Greg Jenner and his guests in Ancient China for a close look at The Terracotta Army.
May 1, 2026
Most US history textbooks give it less than a page — if it's mentioned at all.
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'Bucket shops' blurred the line between gambling and forecasting, laying the groundwork for today’s prediction markets.
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Small towns across the US have elected animals to the pinnacle of civic leadership – and it seems to work for them
May 1, 2026
In England and its colonies, no one was burnt at the stake during witch-hunts: not at Pendle, not at Salem, and not under the campaigns of the witchfinder general.
May 1, 2026
In the fourth episode of our Stones & Bones video series, National Geographic digital editor Nicholas St. Fleur examines the controversial new research challenging the age of a famous archaeological site in South America.
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The Mau Mau rebellion (1952-60), led by the Kikuyu people of Kenya, was a guerrilla war conducted against British colonial rule, motivated by anger at land confiscations and the threat to indigenous...
May 1, 2026
By James Bilder The south of Ireland, officially known as Eire and often referred to by many residing there as the “Free State,” declared its neutrality when World War II erupted suddenly in September 1939. The Irish would remain neutral throughout the war but were universally viewed as far more sympathetic and helpful to the […]
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On the night of Aug. 9, 1942, an Allied fleet of 17 warships guarded the approaches to Guadalcanal. The fleet was newer, larger, and better equipped than
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Rose Dugdale rejected her privileged background and joined the IRA. In April 1974, reported the BBC, she took part in "one of the largest art heists in history".
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Scientists have shown that evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years, suggesting that life on Earth may be more predictable than first imagined.
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By studying the increasing number of people who are living beyond their 100th birthdays, scientists are discovering the secrets of their guts.
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An ancient mystery has been solved by a French archaeologist who successfully cracked the code to an undeciphered Iranian writing system.
May 1, 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems took another step this week in its race to become the first to get the same power fueling the sun and stars onto the US electrical grid.
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Human languages as disparate as English, Japanese, and Russian follow remarkably similar evolutionary paths, according to a new AI study.
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Electron behavior is so complex and entangled that only quantum math may suffice
