Herbs are easy to grow; all you need is a windowsill. And, unlike in supermarkets, you get to choose from 40 types: the tiny leaves of Ocimumbasilicum ‘Pluto’ pack a mighty punch; O. basilicum ‘Mrs...
Refinement? Forget it. Beauty?Unlikely.Flattery?Impossible. Cézanne simply wasn’t that sort of a painter. For him portraiture was a testing ground, a laboratory, a way of learning his trade. What kind of...
Fame and fortune typically go hand in hand. This, however, wasn’t always the case. Contrary to today’s celebrities, many great historical figures didn’t enjoy fortune even though they gained great...
The story of Carnegie Hall begins in the middle of the Atlantic. In the spring of 1887, on board a ship traveling from New York to London, newlyweds Andrew Carnegie...
The Dorset people were a mysterious group of hunter-gathers that roamed the Canadian Arctic between 500 BC and AD 1000. Named after Cape Dorset, where their artifacts were first discovered,...
In 438 BC, Athenian statesman Pericles commissioned master sculptor Pheidias to build the Athena Parthenos in honour of the city’s patron deity. At 11.5 meters (37.7 ft) tall, the statue...
A two-metre-long turtle has reportedly washed onto a beach in Calella, near Barcelona on the northeast coast of Spain. The apparently dead leatherback turtle, which reportedly weighs 700kg, was filmed being removed from the beach...
The Great Wall of China is one of the oldest, largest, and most celebrated achievements of human ingenuity. The archaeological survey found that the entire wall is 8 852 km and...
The chimes of Big Ben will rarely be heard during the next four years. It is not for the first time the iconic landmark has required maintenance. In 1958 Big...
The Royal Bank of Scotland’s brand new polymer £10 note featuring pioneering Scottish scientist Mary Somerville is to be issued on 4 October. The note will have the secure features put in...
