History

Évariste Galois, his mathematical contributions, and his unfortunate death — He is one of the prominent figures in the field of mathematics and one could only speculate what feats he could have achieved if he was blessed with more time in his life. Évariste Galois was a 19th-century French Mathematician and a political activist. He lost his life unfortunately at…

It was a party of four; the cheerleader, the spoiled rich kid, the homecoming king, and the dropout — but only the cheerleader ended up dead. — 16-year-old Heather Rich lived in Waurika, Oklahoma with her parents, Lloyd and Gail Rich, and her three brothers. She was a 10th-grade honor roll student and a bubbly cheerleader at Waurika High School. Heather was voted “sophomore-class favorite” and she was nominated for homecoming queen. …

Snuggly, cheap, and so efficient at warming that it’s a legit lower-carbon form of heating — Yesterday I caught the flu. I hadn’t gotten my flu shot. (Don’t be like me: Get your flu shot if you can, folks!) Anyway, by the evening my fever spiked to 101.4 and I was a shivery, chilly, achy mess. I went to bed to get warm, but it wasn’t…

Russia has a perverse reason for losing thousands of soldiers trying to take a single small city in Donbas. So what’s Putin after? Simple: bleeding Ukraine. Now, Bakhmut is a road and rail junction that, if taken, would help Russian forces advance to the north and south towards the Donetsk…

During recent excavations, archaeologists uncovered an ancient mosaic that was once part of the villa of Vedius Pollio, a wealthy Roman and friend of Rome’s first emperor Octavius Augustus. He became famous for his exceptional cruelty and the way he treated his subordinates. Archaeologists from the University of L’Orientale in…

Two famous Hollywood figures are responsible for a myth that many people still believe to this day — Bugs Bunny is one of the most iconic cartoon characters ever. His quick thinking and omnipresent chomping on carrots, along with catch phrases like “What’s up, Doc,” made him a widely recognized figure that has transcended generations. While his creation may have been born out of imagination, at least one…

In the West of England and 100 miles from London you find a treasure that’s thousands of years in the making: Old Roman Baths in a city called Bath that have brought multitudes both ancient and modern to witness priceless natural and archaeological wonders. People have emigrated to Bath since…