Long before Amsterdam’s coffee shops, there were hallucinogenic seeds
The black henbane has been present in archaeological sites within the Netherlands dating back to the Neolithic period. However, since it is a...
How, after 109 years of mystery, we discovered the wreck of a torpedoed British ship
A British cargo ship that was torpedoed and sunk during World War I has finally revealed its 109-year-old secret.
The...
This is what rural life was like in Britain 3,000 years ago
Three thousand years ago, a small, wealthy farming community briefly flourished in the freshwater marshes of eastern England. The inhabitants lived in a...
The mystery of consciousness shows that there may be limits to what science alone can achieve
The progress of science during the last 400 years has been staggering. Who would have thought that we might...
Seal spray adds a chapter to the science of spitting
On January 3, 2022, birdwatcher Clare Jacobs was delighted to spot a rare white-tailed eagle, or Haliaeetus albicilla, in a nature reserve on the...