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The autumn sunlight is filtering through quietly falling leaves as Louise Cocker stands in front of the gravestone of James Henry Payne and takes a quick…

How the French Empire built power through language, schooling and cultural assimilation and what it means today.Beyond armies and violence, France built its empire through language,…

There are an array of numbers relating to the NHS that, it’s safe to assume, make Wes Streeting wince.Take, for example, the number of hospital tests…

December 16, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJanuary 2026: Science History from 50, 100 and 150 Years AgoKiller bees; Mars volcanoesBy Mark Fischetti edited…

Dec 16, 2025, 12:34 AM ETSALT LAKE CITY — Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points after…

Bill ConnellyDec 15, 2025, 08:20 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Volkswagen will stop manufacturing vehicles at its site…

’Tis the season for conifers—whether they are being decorated for a little Christmas cheer or merely serving as a vibrant, verdant contrast to their denuded deciduous…

Britain’s budget watchdog has said the early leak of its budget documents before Rachel Reeves made her speech was the “worst failure” in its 15-year history…

Battles over what children should learn in history classes, a fixture of American education debates over the past five years, are once again heating up as…