January 1 marks the beginning of a new year for most of the world. However, it was not always the case. Let’s take a look at the history of various calendars and their different new years ...

In ancient Greece people enjoyed chilled wine at social gatherings using specially designed cooling pots called psykter.

Across the country, at the stroke of midnight, fireworks displays explode under the night sky to mark the beginning of a new year. But where does this tradition of celebrating New Year's Eve with ...

The press it was invented in Chinabut it was rediscovered and perfected in Europe. Originally, fixed characters were used to ...

Stroll along idyllic streams and waterfalls hugging medieval stone buildings at this under-the-radar Italian village deemed ...

It is tempting but mistaken to say that the current administration of the universe is defective because people are not ...

Many species of animals go through mass migrations, but there’s likely no species on Earth that has migrated to more ...

Hanukkah marks the inception of the European-Israeli conflict, the world’s oldest feud, which started 2,300 years ago when ...

Blow away the Christmas cobwebs with a stroll around ruined abbeys, deer parks and the real-life town turned into Cotchester ...

Age-old treasures around the world you’re highly unlikely to ever see in person, whether they're out of bounds due to their ...

From super rich rulers and complex belief systems to an Iron Age brought about by pot making, OO Sangoyomi reveals surprising ...

The winter solstice sunrise was greeted by thousands of people at Stonehenge, with a focus on "renewal, rebirth and good ...