The Mystery Over The @ Sign
Teachers History
The @ Character is the symbol of the internet age, and crucial for emails and social networking. But no-one really knows where it came from, writes Claire Bates. Read on to learn more.
The princess who rewrote history
Adults History
Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.”
Why is Aristophanes called
Adults History
Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
Primitive Technology: Iron prills
Adults History
Primitive Technology: Iron prills - Creating Iron prills from scratch
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
Adults History
It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies.
Did the Amazons really exist?
Adults History
It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary.
How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
Adults History
In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration's newest recruits. Before the year was out, she would begin a fight that would save thousands of lives - though no one knew it at the time.
Are Birds Modern-Day Dinosaurs?
Adults History
An asteroid strike 66 million years ago devastated the dinosaurs. But today's birds are proof there were a few survivors.
Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox
Adults History
The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea.
This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
Adults History
If we didn't have neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible.
What causes headaches? - Dan Kwartler
Adults History
In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood.
Time: The History & Future of Everything - Remastered
Adults History
The History & Future of Everything
The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
Adults History
In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods.
The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
Adults History
Thor - son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind - struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.
10 Strangest Mysteries That Remain Unsolved
Adults History
What do you think happened?
The coin flip conundrum - Po-Shen Loh
Adults History
When you flip a coin to make a decision, there's an equal chance of getting heads and tails.
How Evolution works
Adults History
The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today.