An analysis of ancient human artefacts finds that the container, a simple but critical tool, may have originated 500,000 ...

The will of a 17th century nobleman could derail the development of a large estate in Thanet. Plans for 1,600 homes in Birchington that had previously been approved by Thanet District Council, have ...

Historical science came into its maturity in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This does not mean that all the problems of a scientific historiography were settled, but at least the historians ...

Lecturer Anthony Dandridge speaks at the TEDxSUNY New Paltz event on Feb. 6. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Trokie. This piece is a submission for the Oracle’s “Celebrate Black History” issue, made in ...

Eton College (prep school), on whose playing fields the Battle of Waterloo was said (by the Duke of Wellington) to have been won, was bombed last month. When Etonians explored the ruins, they made a ...

Ancient civilizations accomplished feats of engineering that continue to challenge modern understanding. Despite advances in archaeology, materials science, and experimental reconstruction, several ...

Paras Griffin/Getty Images/Lawrence Schwartzwald/Sygma via Getty Images Method Man Questions What Drake's "Wu-Tang Forever" Has to Do With the Group While Meth thinks that Drake is "a dope artist," he ...

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Next July, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its founding, a milestone set to be celebrated across the country. American history will serve as the centerpiece of many of these ...

History is riddled with rumors of bloody and brutal torture methods. From the pear of anguish to drawing and quartering, these methods are stomach-turning indeed. But few are as grisly as bamboo ...

On this day in Hip Hop history, Method Man stepped out on his own with the release of his debut solo album Tical. Following RZA’s vision for total industry takeover, Meth became the first Wu Tang ...