A rainbow at Botallack Mines in West Cornwall. Source: Chris / Adobe Stock

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 01:45

Botallack Mine, Clinging to the Cliffs of the Wild Tin Coast

Cornwall, in south-west England, has a distinctive regional character. Much of the landscape was transformed in the 18th and early 19th centuries as a result of the rapid growth of copper and tin mining.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 00:15

Archimedes: An Ancient Greek Genius Ahead of His Time

Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, scientist, mechanical engineer, and inventor who is considered one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world.

Painting titled ‘Free Women of Color with their Children and Servants in a Landscape.’ Life changed for American women as the eighteenth century progressed. Source: Public Domain

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 23:08

Culturally Misunderstood: The Struggles and Advances of Early American Women

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw a series of transitions in life in America, as many, particularly women, strove to find their identities in patriarchal society. Early American women were identified primarily by their abilities to provide household services and for bearing children.

Metal-detectorist Mariusz Stepien standing where the Bronze age treasure hoard was found in Peebles near Edinburgh. Source: Southern Reporter

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 19:08

Detectorist Finds Bronze Age Treasure Cache With Sword In Scotland

In fiction, treasure hunters cut through dense jungles, dive down to dangerous shipwrecks, and search the Holy Land looking for buried artifacts with high market value in an industry fueled by rare antiquities.

Mimir, the bodiless god of wisdom, plays a fundamental role in the stories of Odin and the Norse gods.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 12:49

The Bodiless God of Wisdom: Mimir in Norse Mythology

The god who transcends even Odin’s power, Mimir (or sometimes called Mim) is remembered throughout Norse mythology as the oracular head from which the two races of gods, the Aesir and Vanir, seek knowledge.

Florence’s historic ‘wine windows’ have reopened in response to COVID-19 Source: Buchette Del Vino

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 00:11

Historic Wine Windows Reopen in Italy, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

The bubonic plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, originated in Asia during the late Middle Ages and spread north into Europe through the bacteria Yersinia pestis on infected fleas.