The answer may lie with the British Royal Navy. Since its inception in the 16th century, the navy served three regular meals to align with the shipboard routine. This included a simple breakfast ...

1554, the opening year of the accession of Ahmed Shah III to the throne of Gujarat, is also memorable for the arrival in Gujarat of famous Turkish author, admiral and nautical expert Sidi Ali Bin ...

At first glance, the 16th-century register found in the Cambridge University Library might not seem the most remarkable of objects. Its brittle pages simply held handwritten records of property ...

Han Hu, David Huitink and Xiangbo "Henry" Meng, associate professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, have been awarded the Twenty-First Century Professorships in Engineering. "I am ...

Health care sales executive Mike Waldron cares for a tree in the sunroom at his home in St. Augustine, Fla., which has become a top remote work hub in the U.S. during the 2020s. Mike Schneider The ...

From tanks to tunnels, theses are the hidden places people must visit in Northumberland. There are of course the popular tourism destinations, such as Holy Island and Bamburgh, but those looking ...

The Aman, a luxurious boutique 16th century palazzo, is where Hollywood legend George Clooney and his wife exchanged vows in a "private, symbolic" ceremony. Rooms at both hotels start from $ ...

Researchers are beginning to release details about a 16th-century Catholic saint whose ... special care to "block any future degradation, mechanical or biological." The newest observations come ...

While exploring a long-forgotten 19th-century farmhouse, I discovered a hidden collection of 1980s-era toys, offering a nostalgic glimpse into the past. The farmhouse's decaying charm, combined ...

The inner front cover of the manuscript. Credit: Cambridge University Library An 800-year-old manuscript of a lost story about Merlin and King Arthur has been discovered inside the binding of a ...