The original origins of some key characters names might give hints to their fates in Game of Thrones.
By acquiring knowledge of other places and people, travel can make us more peaceful in our interactions with others.
A lot has been said about Leonardo and music, much of it speculation. But what do we know for sure?
Engineer, artist, mathematician, thinker: Leonardo da Vinci was all these and more.
Once called 'the most important subject no one has heard of', tribology is now a key part of the fourth industrial revolution.
Cinema is the most popular firm of cultural participation, but rising ticket prices threaten that.
A new look at Renaissance paintings demonstrates the world has always been global.
When we read press reports about immigration it pays to think about what motivates the journalists.
Russia isn't the only nation suspected of training marine mammals for military use – the US, UK, and Ukraine have all done so in the past.
We've watched the youngest Stark daughter grow from a tomboy to a trained killer. Now she's come into her own.
Even before blockbuster films and television, readers and writers hated reviewers plot-spoiling.
A new study highlights the significant differences in attitudes between UK and German journalists.
The institution of pet-keeping is fundamentally unjust as it involves the manipulation of animals’ bodies, behaviours and emotional lives.
For HBO, online piracy is not the huge issue it represents for the platforms that screen its content.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wish to keep the arrival of their baby private – and it's caused some consternation. But this was normal for most medieval women.
Stéphanie Frappart's Ligue 1 appointment is well deserved, but the reasoning behind it seems bregruding.
Hidden behind a photograph of the author about to dive into the sea, the new poems give is a picture of a young writer beginning to test out her ideas.
Study uncovers what inner-city teenagers really thing about Hamlet et al.
One of the most sacred relics in the Christian world was saved from the Notre Dame fire. Here is its history.
From coronations to Revolution to reconciliation, Notre Dame has witnessed nearly 900 years of French history.
