Urbano Monte’s authentic depiction of the world in the 16th century, mythical creatures included, assembled for first time since its creation
The Yakhchāl was an ancient Persian “refrigerator” that stored food and even ice long before electricity was invented
The Oxford Electric Bell, one of the world’s oldest experiments, is powered by a battery working since the 19th century, but no one knows how
Eat three eggs per day and no spouse required: the secret to longevity as revealed by one of the world’s oldest humans
Thanks to new imaging technology, archaeologists discover sophisticated network of Maya settlements, concealed by jungles of Guatemala until now
Cambridge is gifted a rare 7th century garnet and gold Anglo-Saxon cross discovered in the grave of a teenage girl buried in ornamental bed
“It would be easier to seize the moon with your teeth”: The hard-to-build stone sea structure Fort Boyard later used as game-show set
The story of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is as old as time, though in early versions Beauty’s own family was cold and cruel
The first people to inhabit North America’s Arctic region are not the genetic ancestors of the modern-day Inuit
Viking shieldmaidens accompanied men in invasions overseas in far greater numbers than previously believed