A 19th Century obsession with people being accidentally buried alive may have led to a 24-year-old woman being exhumed from a ...

Could optical concentrators be the future of solar panel technology? This invention aims to boost photovoltaic efficiency ...

Contrary to popular belief, the roots of modern dog breeds extend far beyond the Victorian-era breeding efforts of the 19th ...

More than any other person, Samuel Cunliffe Lister put Bradford on the map.

Diamond became involved with photography as soon as he heard of its invention in 1839. He was an early adopter of the ...

Theme parks may seem like a modern invention. but there is a surprisingly long history behind the attractions. The first ...

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More than any other person, Samuel Cunliffe Lister put Bradford on the map.

With a lifespan of typically just five months, Labord’s chameleon, native to southern Madagascar, is among the world’s ...

A provocative new book says yes as it chronicles the decline of cultural invention. But it is only half right.

The polymathic entertainer has had a lifelong bond with the wittiest—and the most tortured—of writers. And now he’s starring ...

It draws on a real-life ancestor’s scandalous past to weave a suspenseful tale of smuggling, secrets and survival on the ...