History’s greatest conundrums and mysteries solved

UNCOVER SOME OF THE PAST’S STRANGEST AND MOST DANGEROUS EATING HABITS AND WEIGHT-LOSS FADS

We now know that smoking is incredibly bad ...

What the scientists are saying… The eruption that ...

Still cleaning your teeth when you get up despite not leaving the house? Trying not to nap in an uncomfortable position on the sofa while watching TV? These little things add up when it comes to takin

The normal diet of gladiators was vegetarian, but not through choice or principle. The rations in their barracks consisted of sagina, which literally translates as ‘stuffing’. It was a barley and bean

In the British Isles, one of the strongest examples of community music making can be found in brass bands. Their proud tradition goes back almost 200 years, and their survival has never been more nece