Amazing

The thrill of searching through thrift shops and flea markets is that you never know what you will find. Chances are that…

Creatures evolved into all the wild and wacky forms we know today for many reasons. These included alterations of ecosystems, changing food…

In AD 793, a disaster came to the isle of Lindisfarne from across the sea. One account describes how “heathens desecrated God’s…

Food and drink are some of the most essential parts of life—we could not live without the sustenance they provide. Although there…

One afternoon, during the mind-numbing tedium of a university Board Meeting, I sat electrified with wonder as I covertly read a sheaf…

When people think of wartime nurses, names like Florence Nightingale spring to mind. But countless lesser-known nurses also made valuable contributions. Unfortunately,…

Fossils are the traces left by organisms – if they happen to die in just the right time and just the right…

Question: Did you eat today? The answer is probably yes. Now, do you know where your food came from? We don’t think…

There are a small handful of basic things we deem necessary for life. Food, water and shelter are often considered the basic…

For much of the Christian era, human blood was thought either to contain the soul, or to be the link between body…