A period known as the Carnian Pluvial Event, which occurred about 232 million years ago, marked a dramatic turn in Earth's climate history

John Snow's map of cholera outbreaks from nineteenth century London changed how we saw a disease - and gave data journalists a model of how to work today

Say hello to the Moranbong!

British film editor (1925-2018)

American composer and conductor (born 1932)

The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.

former teacher and prison officer

In early Modern Europe, suicide was a sin to be punished with eternal damnation. Some women found an awful workaround: committing murder.

reconstruction of an ancient Athenian trireme

Butter is high in saturated fat – but margarine is an ultra-processed food. Disentangling which is the queen of healthy spreads is extremely tricky

hoax claiming musician Lavigne is dead

The Dodo serves up emotionally and visually compelling, highly sharable animal-related stories and videos to help make caring about animals a viral cause.

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Paul Carr looks closer at Leicester City's 5,000-1 initial betting odds and how they compare with other recent long-shot teams.

In 1911, a former Louvre employee perpetrated one of the greatest art heists in history: the theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s immortal painting “Mona Lisa.”

Almost three decades ago, British actor Hugh Grant was caught receiving sexual services from a prostitute named Divine Brown.

Italian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)

Swedish award winning record producer and songwriter

rock formation in Arches National Park