A new book documents 200 objects made about 300 years ago: bottles, ewers, hookah bases; some gilded, others studded with ...

"There is no such thing as a water shortage on Earth. The challenge lies in making the water we have suitable for consumption ...

Sure, you can hit Harrods. But the British capital also has small specialized shops, some centuries old and still crafting ...

In his spirited narrative, Taylor shows how the destinies of the three North American powers—Canada, Mexico, and the United States—became forever intertwined. In the nineteenth century, the doctrines ...

This letter was written on September 22, 1850, by Margaret McCarthy to her family and would have served as an emigrant's guide. She was 22 years of age, the daughter of Alexander (Sandy ...

published in her 1930 book Women Workers and the Industrial Revolution, 1750–1850. Her analysis of the female day labour force in agriculture identifies two peaks in the level of women’s work. The ...

This romp of a read from one of our favorite authors is the perfect romance for readers looking to find their happy place in ...

Mung bean liang fen (jelly) crowned with raw green Sichuan pepper.Credit...Photograph by Anthony Cotsifas. Set design by ...

"So much wit and grace applied to the design of a modest coalhole cover ... Arthur Hassall, in his 1850 book, Microscopic Examination of the Water Supplied to the Inhabitants of London (if ...

Cheers! 12 best wine weekenders to book for an autumn mini break - Celebrate this year’s grape harvest by going straight to the source — all of these stunning wineries with rooms are close enough for ...

SpaceX will launch two European navigation satellites tonight (Sept. 17), weather permitting. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying two spacecraft for Europe's Galileo satnav constellation is scheduled to lift ...

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