When the surname law was introduced in 1934, a young student decided to take the surname A (Water) - Kur (Country) -
As we are preparing to say goodbye to 2021, we wanted to remember some of the most important scientific and technological developments
Archaeologists explain that the 23m wreck remained in such a good condition for such a long time thanks to the anoxic, or
Viking sailors ruled the iceberg-filled North seas for centuries. They travelled for miles, colonised Island and Greenland. They did all these without
A team of researchers from the University of Washington, Harvard Medical School and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History,
Human-built cultures have transformed from small hunter-gatherer groups into massive, complex and organized societies for the last 10 thousand years. This cultural
The mysterious and interesting South American civilisation also had a slightly peculiar alphabet. It consisted of “khipus”, twisted cords made of colourful
Comets may have indeed been a major actor in shaping up life on our planet. Besides the famous theories suggesting that comets
A recent study published in bioRxiv stars a 500-year-old DNA fragment, which is considered the first direct evidence suggesting that the deadliest
Indigo blue is that special shade of blue that lends its color to our blue jeans. Used by many civilizations, from China
