European History
Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat
One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy
How New Printing Technology Gave Witches Their Familiar Silhouette
Popular media helped give witches their image
The British Museum Was a Wonder of Its Time—But Also a Product of Slavery
A new book explores the little-known life and career of Hans Sloane, whose collections led to the founding of the British Museum
Burials Unearthed in Poland Open the Casket on The Secret Lives of Vampires
What people actually did to prevent the dead from rising again was very different than what Hollywood would have you think
Are Viking Squirrels to Blame for Infecting England with Leprosy?
It's possible, say researchers who found that medieval strains of the disease may have come to Great Britain in the rodents' fur and meat
The Nazis' Plan to Infiltrate Los Angeles And the Man Who Kept Them at Bay
A new book explores the deadly and nefarious plots designed by Hitler and his supporters
Three Things to Know About Pants-Wearing Mountaineer Annie Smith Peck
Peck wasn’t wealthy and her family, who did have money, didn’t approve of her globe-trotting, mountain-climbing, pants-wearing lifestyle
These Collegiate Innovators Are at the Vanguard of Technology and Art
A massive three-day festival spotlights the achievements of the Atlantic Coast Conference
The Real-Life Whale That Gave Moby Dick His Name
Mocha Dick had encounters with around 100 ships before he was finally killed
How Nicholas Culpeper Brought Medicine to the People
His 17th-century text is still in print today
The Man Who Invented Nitroglycerin Was Horrified By Dynamite
Alfred Nobel–yes, that Nobel–commercialized it, but inventor Asciano Sobrero thought nitroglycerin was too destructive to be useful
How a 1604 Supernova Presented a Challenge to Astronomers
The supernova provided proof to Galileo, Kepler and others that the heavens were not fixed–although they were wrong about what caused the bright star
Are Blade Runner’s Replicants “Human”? Descartes and Locke Have Some Thoughts
Enlightenment philosophers asked the same questions about what makes humans, humans as we see in the cult classic
How a Controversial European Architect Shaped New York
Le Corbusier's ideas arguably helped shape the city more than his own designs
Your Mocha is Named After the Birthplace of the Coffee Trade
The port city of Mocha, in Yemen, was once a vast coffee marketplace
The Modern World Depends on Humble Cement
Portland cement is a key ingredient in one of the world’s most common materials
The Amazing, Portable, Edible Ice Cream Cone
Unlike foods that came before it, ice cream in a cone could be eaten on the go–without a spoon
Did Lager Beer Originate In South America?
Residue from 1,000-year-old pots suggests people in Patagonia were fermenting beverages with lager yeast well before the Bavarians
J.R.R. Tolkien Gave the World His Childhood Fascination With Dragons in 'The Hobbit'
The dragon Smaug--who debuted in <I>The Hobbit</I> in 1937, was inspired by his early reading of mythology
Intact WWI German U-Boat Found Off the Coast of Belgium
It's possible that 23 bodies remain inside the main cabin of the submarine, which likely hit a mine
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