Ancient brewers tapped antibiotic secrets
The ancient Egyptians and Jordanians used beer to treat gum disease and other ailments
Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t
Centuries before Christianity the Greeks had their own ideas about desire - Erotic love was not a pleasant diversion but a high-stakes trial to be survived, quivering with perilous energy
How scientists reconstructed a huge statue of Emperor Constantine the Great in Rome
Originally some 11 metres tall, it was later broken up and pillaged for bronze
