Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's ...

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In the UK, we have more than 100 varieties of poisonous flowers in our woodlands and field margins. These are the seven ...

There’s something rather unusual about finishing uni for the summer. One moment, you’re cramming for exams on four hours of sleep and surviving on leftover pesto pasta, and the next, you’re back in ...

Yogurt has not been immune to recalls throughout history, and some of them have been pretty bad. These are the worst yogurt ...

Today, countless movies and TV adaptations keep these blood-sucking Halloween monsters in our modern midst. Zombies Although modern zombies are not very smart, which makes them easy to kill, their ...

Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily.

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

Was Caligula misunderstood? New research shows the Roman emperor likely knew more about medicinal plants than historians once ...

A new film about Modigliani, directed by Johnny Depp,  Modigliani – Three Days on the Wing of Madness, is released this week.

More than 200 children are being treated in hospital with lead poisoning in north-west China after school chefs used inedible paint to decorate their food. Eight people have been arrested after tests ...

Movie sets can be dangerous places, and sometimes even the biggest stars in the world get injured on them. Here is our list ...