Jane O'Shea articles

HISTORY

Merida already holds a reputation for stunning Roman remains, yet a newly documented mosaic panel featuring Medusa adds a fresh jolt to the city’s archaeological record. Her swirling hair, fierce expression, and watchful gaze weren’t placed there for decoration alone. Symbols like these carried weight in Roman daily life, and understanding them deepens your understanding of what you see in ancient homes. Keep reading, because this discovery reshapes how you picture elite life in Augusta Emerita.

HISTORY

Some strange things keep happening on the Moon, and scientists can’t quite pin them all down. Despite countless missions and detailed observations, its mysteries keep multiplying. Will we ever get the answers?

HISTORY

Time claimed the ship, yet its treasures still command attention. Each recovered piece holds traces of history and emotion, reflecting the elegance and tragedy that continue to define the Titanic’s story beneath the Atlantic.

HISTORY

Love finds a way, even in royal courts where marriages served political purposes first. Kings and queens across centuries surprised everyone. Their formal arrangements, meant only for power and alliance, grew into genuine bonds.

HISTORY

Once abundant along New England shores, the sea mink vanished while fashionable fur coats adorned European and American elites. Its story spans millennia of adaptation and mere decades of destruction.

SCIENCE

A faint flash spotted by a Hawaiian telescope has astronomers worldwide scratching their heads. They suspect it’s a massive rogue planet drifting between stars and now gliding toward our solar system—its mysterious, rule-defying journey challenging everything we know.

HISTORY

Building quantum computers was like crafting Stradivarius violins—each one handmade, expensive, impossible to scale. Then Quantum Motion asked why not use the same technology that mass-produces billions of microchips for phones?

HISTORY

The fastest ship on the Norman coast carried England's most precious cargo that night. Young nobles were celebrating, wine was flowing freely, and confidence ran dangerously high. What happened next nobody saw coming.

VIDEO

Eleanor of Castile was a spunky 13th century Queen of England who was as hated as she was headstrong. Known contemporarily to some as the Shadow Queen, her life was a dramatic one—full of war and conflict—but also of wealth and true love.



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