No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners
How Do Migrating Birds Know Where to Go?
Election Day in the U.S. is on a Tuesday because, historically, it allowed farmers to travel to the…
UV light does not ‘heal eyes’
Twilight Sleep: the Horrifying Way Early 20th Century Women Gave Birth
The business of giving birth has long been a dangerous one. For most of human history, an estimated 4% of all women died in pregnancy or childbirth due to infections, haemorrhages, and other complications. Starting in the mid-19th century, improvements in sanitation and new medical techniques steadily began to improve these odds, such that today… Read More »
England’s Giant Death Ray
The City of London – a one-square-mile enclave on the north bank of the River Thames, is the oldest borough in the UK capital – and one of the strangest. Though surrounded by and part of the sprawling metropolis known as Greater London, the City of London is in fact its own, semi-independent ceremonial county,… Read More »