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There are many contenders for “world’s greatest invention.” The wheel. The printing press. The steam engine.According to a new book, however, that title should go to…

Getty ImagesGarfield’s inauguration ceremony in March 1881; he set out as President with an ambitious agenda (Credit: Getty Images)Makowsky’s crucial task was to sift through Millard’s…

“They weren’t buddies,” author El-Hai tells the BBC. “But they formed a connection, and Kelley recognised that they shared certain personality traits.” As well as acknowledging…

Out of the Unknown was the idea of pioneering producer, Irene Shubik. Initially working as story editor at the now defunct UK broadcaster ABC television on…

Report says ethnic violence has risen as the civil war passed two-year anniversary in the first half of 2025.Civilians are bearing the brunt as Sudan‘s vicious…

On an overcast Tuesday in July, divers Mitch Johnson and Sean Taylor shimmy into their wetsuits on the back of the R/V Xenarcha, a 28ft boat…

“As the ship went down, sea water got into the boiler room, there was a huge explosion, and that drew the attention of the fishermen on…

AlamyOne of show business’s most glamorous – and notorious – images, there’s more to this 1957 snapshot of Sophia Loren and Jayne Mansfield than might first…

This observatory has probably been the most transformative astronomy project of the 21st century, but there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of it. Just last…