Black Leopards Are Quietly Thriving in the British Countryside – Here’s the Whole Incredible Story“It was rolling on the compost heap, where I rake up deer droppings,” said a groundsman, describing the giant black cat he confronted in the grounds of a care home in south-west England, back in 2012. “It jumped the fence and went like a rocket across the next field.
Unearthed Notebooks Shed Light on Victorian Genius Who Inspired EinsteinMichael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online.
Why Transnational Education Is the Next Big Step for US Higher EducationTransnational Education (TNE) is reshaping the future of higher education in the US by offering students the opportunity to earn degrees from global i
What Do Mummies Smell Like? Pretty Good, ActuallyMummy aroma may provide insight into social class and historical period, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers
How the Legendary Tale of ‘Rebel’ Saint Mary of Egypt Became a Medieval BlockbusterIn 11th-Century England, a dark-skinned saint with a promiscuous past became a boundary-breaking cultural and religious icon. A new study is hoping to reassert her place in history.
America Can’t Be Great if America Is StupidOn this fifth anniversary of the Covid pandemic, there is ample examination of what America got wrong. But what America got right was the astonishingly quick development of effective vaccines.
Meet the Strictest Headmistress in BritainThe main attraction in the Wembley neighborhood of northwest London is the eponymous football stadium where the England national team hosts its matches.
Why we’re stuck in Ancient RomeRomans during the Decadence (1847) by Thomas Couture. Photo via Peter van Evert / Alamy Stock Photo Emperor Nero – the last of the Julio-Claudians – has become a shorthand for modern moral profligacy.
What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original namesThere are more than 7,000 languages spoken worldwide across nearly 200 countries. This vast linguistic diversity influences how nations refer to themselves, with many using names in their native languages that differ from their commonly known English versions.
The Time of the WhitesHuman history , at least of the settled and sedentary, begins with the occupation of land. Animals are kept out or enclosed with fences. Plants and trees are cut back, dug up, selectively cultivated.
Slowly, Imperceptibly, the Hegemony of the Cult of Smart LoosensRecently Alan Jacobs did me the favor of summarizing my philosophy of education, which is useful because I always have such a hard time doing so myself.
US universities curtail PhD admissions amid Trump science funding cutsSome universities across the United States are reducing or halting their PhD admissions because of federal-funding uncertainties stemming from actions taken by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
As Jews celebrate Purim, let us end the slaughter in Gaza committed in our nameLater this month, on the holiday of Purim, Jewish people will dress in silly costumes, eat triangular pastries, and listen to an ancient story about attempted genocide. What we notice, and don’t notice, about that story says a lot about what we notice, and don’t notice, in Israel and Palestine.
Colonising Africa: What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?It was the late 19th century and European nations were beginning to look at the African continent as a more permanent resource base for their newly growing industrial sectors.
It’s only a century since US diplomats first persuaded the world that it’s wrong for countries to annex their neighboursWe live in a world where less and less seems to be universally agreed on, but there is one important exception.