The Ottoman Sultans Who Were Raised in Cages

Sep 25, 2019

Topkapi Palace from across the Bosporus, Istanbul. Photo credit: Faraways/Shutterstock.com Situated in the heart of Istanbul and visible f...

Gloria Ramirez: The Toxic Lady

Sep 23, 2019

Do you have people in your lives that you can’t stand? A co-worker perhaps, or a family member, or a grumpy neighbor. You may call them “tox...

The Museum That Collects Houses

Sep 20, 2019

The Weald and Downland Living Museum in Singleton, West Sussex. Photo credit: Anguskirk/Flickr In the village of Singleton, in West Suss...

The Mountain Where Space Junk Litters

Sep 20, 2019

The Altai Mountains in Central Asia is exceedingly beautiful with snow-capped peaks, rich pine forests and valleys studded with stunning alp...

Gabon’s Ancient Nuclear Reactor

Sep 19, 2019

The nuclear age might have begun in America, but it was in Gabon where the world’s first fission reaction started. Gabon is one of the rich...

Meteor Burst Communication

Sep 16, 2019

Everyday billions of space rocks crash into the earth’s atmosphere and disintegrate before they reach the ground. This produces two main eff...

The Editor of Encyclopædia Britannica Once Wrote a Guidebook to Edinburg’s Prostitutes

Sep 13, 2019

In the late 18th century, tourists seeking carnal pleasure in Scotland’s capital city Edinburgh had a handy guidebook to start with. It det...

The Ancient Egg Hatcheries of Egypt

Sep 11, 2019

Chickens that are raised in farms are almost never hatched by their mothers. Instead, they are hatched using artificial heat in large elect...

The Moscow Cathedral That Was Once a Swimming Pool

Sep 10, 2019

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour near Moskva river, Moscow. Photo credit: Valeri Potapova/Shutterstock.com On the northern bank of the ...

Where Do The World’s Oceans Meet?

Sep 7, 2019

Two huge ocean waves clashing. Photo credit: David Bostoc/Shutterstock.com There are five oceans on earth, and all of them are connected w...