English writer (1910-1981)

One of Edie’s most surprising stories features in her diary on 31 July 1915. She’s just returned from ten days leave and is back at Casualty Clearing Station No. 3 near Ypres (at that time in Bailleul), not many miles from the front line.  She and a nursing…

Lisa Marie Presley gained control of Elvis Presley's massive trust, including the famous Graceland Estate, on her 25th birthday.

The Royal Navy Commandos alongside troops from allied countries held a five-day battlefield simulation in which they were victorious over their American counterparts.

Female cats can be impregnated by more than one male, or tomcat, during a single ovulation period. It’s a phenomenon called “heteropaternal superfecundation.”

After an Facebook campaign against Simon Cowell's chart domination, music fans celebrate their victory

1875 fire in Dublin

Canadian artist

Performance art by Abel Azcona

execution method

A new study suggests plants can 'hear' the humming of nearby pollinators and increase their sugar content in response

Music is understood to be a great way to break through to dementia patients, but do you know why? A new study shows us how music helps those suffering

The cruise missiles strike on Iraq in June 1993 were ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton as both a retaliation and a warning triggered by the attempted assassination by alleged Iraqi agents on former U.S. President George H. W. Bush while on a visit to…

Asclepius and Hippocrates focused medical practice on the natural approach and treatment of diseases, highlighting the importance of understanding the patient’s health, independence of mind, and the need for harmony between the individual, social ...

I've written about glass, as in lenses, for years now. But I've never looked into the history of glass as just a substance, because, well, who cared? When I accidentally did some reading about early glass, though, I was rather amazed at just how important…

In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including around 800 dialects.

Radio with Pictures was an early music video program, airing on New Zealand broadcaster TV2 (later South Pacific Television) from 1976 to 1989. "RadPix" aired as a weekly, late night series featuring adult and alternative music.