An investigative look at the evolving cultural discourse around pubic hair — from ancient history and feminist movements to today's celebration of the bush.

The discovery that farming might not have been the catalyst for civilisation means we must completely rethink the timeline of ...

Whether it’s the luxury of truffles, the sensuality of oysters, or the heat of chilli, these foods carry histories of passion ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

20 November 1945: The Nuremberg Trials open, to prosecute key Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes against peace. 16 October 1946: Ten of the twelve high-ranking Nazis that ...

Here's a complete timeline of Lamar's early life, career, and rise to critical acclaim. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on June 17, 1987. Lamar was born and raised in Compton, California ...

Video games are still a young medium in the grand scheme of things, but have been around for well over 50 years now. After the arcade boom in the 70s, home consoles slowly took over the gaming ...

“They wouldn’t follow him to India,” writes Steve – but they did! Alexander’s armies conquered much of the subcontinent for the Macedonian Empire. They did however refuse to cross the Ganges river, ...

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought. Mudbrick architecture in the ...

Irving Finkel, a curator at the British Museum and an expert in cuneiform, takes a look at a 2900-year-old Mesopotamian tablet that contains ... (via open culture) Calculating Empires is a large-scale ...