New DNA evidence reveals the identity of Jack the Ripper as Aaron Kosminski, sparking legal action for an official inquest.

Born in 1824 to creative parents, Wilkie Collins had the benefit of a varied education. This included continental travel to ...

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The latest in a line of Victoriana ‘queer’ stories leaves Stuart Kelly wondering if it is anything more than an imaginative ...

My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

Sophie Jackson of the Museum of London Archaeology hailed the find as "one of the most significant discoveries" in recent ...

A US woman travelling in Australia has been left baffled after hearing the sand on Australian beaches “squeaks” when you walk on it.

Valentine’s Day is thought to celebrate romance but rude cards soured the holiday for its recipients.

Valentine’s Day cards are known to be sweet, but in Victorian England, cheaply made ‘mock valentines’ with sour sentiments became all the rage. We asked an expert to speak about their impact on ...

From the first woman to win a Nobel Prize to the discoverer of jumping genes, here are some of the women who have made major ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying ...

For 136 years the identity of serial Killer Jack the Ripper has eluded everyone – but now – forensic scientist Russell ...