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In one of her final interviews, the Supreme Court justice and women's rights pioneer predicted that US abortion rights could be revoked and warned...
In the quantum world, our intuitive grasp of past, present and future may not apply. Richard Fisher explores the discombobulating concepts of "...
LED technology has been used to address a number of skin issues, such as eczema, mild to moderate acne, psoriasis and sun damage in a medical...
As the clocks go forward this spring, see if you can solve these puzzles based on ancient calendars. When the clocks change for Daylight Saving...
Located on a lonely mountain plain in Colorado ski country, the silver-rush-era town of Leadville holds secrets as deep as its tunnels and old mine...
Women who played vital roles during World War Two are to be celebrated in an exhibition at the International Bomber Command Centre. Ten women have...
From Manchester to Reykjavík, innovative tours are highlighting forgotten stories and re-incorporating female legacies into the popular tourist...
She is believed to be the first enslaved person and first African American to publish a book of poetry. She also forced the US to reckon with...
Uneducated, a single mother and the first person ever to receive six Michelin stars, Eugénie Brazier was a tour de force. So why doesn't the world...
With no cities or courts, the formidable and nomadic Xiongnu kingdom sent princess emissaries to control its frontiers. The raiders came from the...
"The object was to create an absolutely impossible condition of affairs in the country." In exclusive archive BBC interviews, two activists look...
In 1972, pioneering feminist, journalist and activist Gloria Steinem – who turns 90 today – co-founded Ms Magazine, putting conversations about...
For the past 50 years, the co-founder of the world's largest independently owned guidebook publisher has been inspiring travellers to go off the...
After being sealed off from the outside world for decades and experiencing a mass exodus, Albania is leaning into its culinary roots with the help...
The enigmatic musician has released one of the most raved-about LPs of recent times. But they've done it without marketing or interviews – and you...
From making history as Vogue's youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a Kennedy wedding – which would end up covered in grass...
There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm – and it’s nothing like what you know. The vast majority of...
So in the end Charles de Gaulle was right. As president of France in the 1960s, it was he who launched the policy of French strategic independence....
It is often said that marriages are made in heaven. But in India, where a majority of marriages are arranged, the process of match-making can feel...
Performers and visitors to the famous gothic cathedral in the midst of the River Seine may find some subtle differences to the way sound bounces...
US President Donald Trump has hit China with a second tariff in as many months, which means imports from there now face a levy of at least 20%....
The 70km Shimanami Kaido, webbed with fishing harbours, hillside citrus orchards and historic shrines, is often regarded as one of the world's most...
Twenty billion disposable menstrual products are discarded each year in the US. There's a huge array of reusable options, from pads to pants to...
Two years ago, on his bank adviser's suggestion, Rajesh Kumar pulled out his savings - fixed deposits included - and shifted to mutual funds,...
Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it...
US President Donald Trump has said that "nobody has ever heard of" the African country of Lesotho - a comment that has "shocked" its government. It...
"It's certainly one way of focusing our minds — and wallets! Donald Trump is doing us a favour, if we choose to think about it that way. And we may...
Most of the world found itself confined to their homes in March 2020 as Covid-19 spread at a blistering pace. Some countries didn't impose any...
Lampedusa's mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film – and is now a lavish Netflix series. Its withering...