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Austin, Texas – Most of the United States will set clocks back one hour in early November, granting an extra hour of rest on that Sunday morning. The adjustment marks the end of daylight saving time for the year. Even with…
16.38 18 Oct 2026 The new exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin, Born in Dublin, 200 Years of the Coombe, tells the story of the hospital, the mothers, the midwives, the doctors, the babies, and the quiet pioneers who shaped it. 200 years ago,…
One of the most famous faces of the Renaissance may hold clues to a medical mystery more than 500 years old. A new study suggests that Simonetta Vespucci, the young Florentine beauty traditionally associated with Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus,…
A CHARMING Worcestershire village has become well known for its links to one of Britain’s longest-running radio programmes, but do you know how to pronounce its name? Inkberrow, nestled between Worcester, Redditch, and Alcester, is widely believed to have inspired…
Early 1900s India was a place where your gender determined what you could be in life. That nation could not stomach the thought of, trivial as it was, common as it is today, a woman pursuing the sciences. This antediluvian thought…
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Snapshot of the Past – with St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery Mrs Rose Maria Oakley, wife of P.C John Oakley, of Tithe Barne, Lymington, last saw her three-stone diamond and platinum engagement ring four years ago. But this week it…
In today's episode of The Quiz, we're testing your knowledge on everything from classic childhood rhymes to historic space anomalies. Can you answer these? Classic Rhymes: A classic children's verse tells the story of a small creature braving a rain…
October 16, 1887 — Diphtheria, that terrible scourge especially of children, has already made its appearance in this county. We learn that a very malignant type is prevailing in the mountains above Marksville. James Bailey, who lives in that neighborhood, has recently lost…