How I uncovered a potential ancient Rome wine scam: Dan Henson/Shutterstock Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried fruit. Raisin wines, made by drying grapes before fermentation, were particularly popular. Historical records show these wines, some known as passum, were enjoyed in the Roman Empire and …
Great Fire of London: how we uncovered the man who first found the flames: The Great Fire of London by Josepha Jane Battlehooke (1675). Museum of London If you had been in London on September 2 1666, the chances are you’d remember exactly where you were and who you were with. This was the day …
How we uncovered the shared personality profile of violent extremists: Ex-Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for "seditious conspiracy" following the 2021 United States Capitol attack. Tony Prato/Shutterstock Violent extremism – be it political or religious – is a persistent global problem, which has escalated considerably in the US …
Reporting Ukraine 90 years ago: the Welsh journalist who uncovered Stalin’s genocide: Ninety years ago, a young Welsh investigative journalist uncovered the Soviet Union’s genocide in Ukraine, Stalin’s attempt to stamp down on rising nationalism. The Holomodor, as it became known, was responsible for the deaths of some 4 million Ukrainians through deliberate starvation. Gareth …
Spectacular Anglo-Saxon burial uncovered – here’s what it tells us about women in seventh-century England: A village with the Old English name “Filthy Pool” wasn’t an auspicious location to discover one of the most spectacular burials of the Anglo Saxon period. Nevertheless, excavations by the Museum of London Archaeology at Harpole, Northamptonshire, in England’s Midlands, …
How a photograph uncovered my grandmother’s republican activism during the Irish revolution: The executive of Cumann na mBan in February, 1922. The author's grandmother can be seen on the second row, third from the right. UCD/Sighle Humphreys archives The memories I have of my paternal grandmother, Máirín Beaumont, mostly involve sweets. She lived with me …
Young Nazis: how I uncovered the close ties between British private schools and Hitler’s Germany: Pupils from a German 'Napola' at Ballenstedt before a football game with a visiting side from an English public school. Author provided In spring 1936, teenage schoolboy – and later war hero – Dick Hargreaves was given the chance to …
Spain’s little-known Viking history is being uncovered: Every year, on the first Sunday in August, the replica of an 11th-century Viking longboat sails up the river Ulla to the town of Catoira in northern Spain. The boat, manned by townsfolk disguised as Viking warriors, stages a ferocious onslaught on the town which is successfully fended …
Culture wars uncovered: most of UK public don’t know if ‘woke’ is a compliment or an insult: If you were called “woke”, would you take it as a compliment or an insult? This simple question sums up a lot about the “culture wars” that have become such a focus in the UK in the last …
Alzheimer’s: mouse study may have uncovered drug that can prevent the disease: Amyloid plaques are one cause of Alzheimer's disease. Design_Cells/ Shutterstock Although around one in 14 people over 65 have Alzheimer’s disease, there’s still no cure, and no way to prevent the disease from progressing. But a recent study may bring us one step …
Mystery of how human immune cells develop lifelong immunity uncovered – new research: Our research could be important for developing more effective vaccines in the future. Arturs Budkevics/ Shutterstock We understand much of how the immune system works but, as recent efforts to combat COVID-19 have shown, its sheer complexity means many mysteries still remain. …
Uncovered: the WW2 ‘Scallywag Bunkers’ that were Britain’s last-ditch line of defence: Churchill's brainchild. Shutterstock June, 1940. France was in desperate peril from the invading German armies. The majority of the British Expeditionary Force, sent to fight alongside their allies, had been evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. On June 4, Winston Churchill, the British …
Alzheimer’s disease: protective gene uncovered in human cell model – bringing promise for new drug discoveries: Our method could someday potentially detect the disease before it starts developing in a person's brain. Robert Kneschke/ Shutterstock Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. While researchers …
How I uncovered my inner geek: I’m beginning to feel old. A few months ago, somebody called me a “gray beard” in a comment in an IRC channel. You might have thought my lack of actual beard and the fact that they used the US spelling, rather than the correct “grey,” would have meant that I …
We uncovered the genetic basis of risk taking – and found it’s linked to obesity and mental illness: Wolfgang Petrach/shutterstock Those who take extreme risks often describe being drawn in by a feeling of compulsion. William Trubridge, a free-diving world record holder who regularly plunges his body hundreds of metres under water, simply explains “it …
Hyundai's Genesis G90 caught totally uncovered – Yahoo News snippet curated by WP Robot as being relevant to Autoblog. It seems weird to type "Genesis" without "Hyundai" in front of it – unless we're referring to the band, of course, which we aren't. What we have here is the first car that'll launch under Hyundai's …