1947 was the year that a pilot spotted “saucer-like discs” in Washington and a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico, found some mighty strange debris News
The remains of a leprosy victim from 5th century Britain leads to new research findings, including the role of red squirrels Archeology News
A remarkable pair of letters from Tolkien to Mary Fairburn, an artist who sent him several scenes from “Lord of the Rings,” sold at an auction News
Codex Leicester: Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo da Vinci’s book of ideas and theories, including that of “planetshine” News
An ancient bird with sharp teeth inherited from dinosaurs sheds new details on how our avian friends evolved Archeology News Strangeness
The splendid glasshouse called Temperate House, part of the royal gardens at Kew, now open to the public News
An antibiotic experiment with chickens in 1948 led to a boom in poultry market, but had unforseen consequences for both bird and human News
Two centuries after his birth, people taking a close look at the controversial legacy of Karl Marx News