15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (902+ words) A new study shows parents of children who have recently started university receive 528 text messages a year from their grown-up children. Progeny prod their mum and dad about everything from money worries (71%), cooking questions (63%), work concerns (60%) and DIY disasters (38%) But…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (480+ words) Rare Bronze Age log boats are part of Peterborough museum's newly recognised collection A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (652+ words) The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate ship sits in a chemical bath in North Charleston. It was the first combat submarine to blow up a warship. CHARLESTON — More than a century underwater did little to erase one man’s final footprint. The sole…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (829+ words) Somapika is a passionate writer for Oldest.org, specializing in world records, sports history, and the evolution of cinema. Her work dives into fascinating topics, from record-breaking athletes and historic sports moments to the origins of legendary movie franchises and…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (82+ words) While currently playing out in the United States, fights about heritage are not unique to America. Battles between development and preservation play out across the globe—in countries rich and poor, autocratic and democratic, and new and old. Some of…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (237+ words) ATHENS – The American School of Classical Studies at Athens has reflected on its 2026 season of their ‘Uncovering the Agora’ excavations. Held from June 8 through July 31, members of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens’ 2026 Agora excavation team continued their…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (682+ words) A rare 15th-century royal document from Louis XI's court was identified using advanced imaging after it went unnoticed for years in a University of Toronto collection. A lost letter from a pope could rewrite the story of one of history's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (474+ words) Twm Owen, Local Democracy Reporter Documents dating as far back as the 15th century are set to move after museum claim they are unable to provide controlled access. Documents, including some auction catalogues and deeds dating as far back as the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (739+ words) Bitcoin is the most consequential permanence system produced in the digital age. Its architecture assumes that what is recorded cannot be lost. Remains takes that assumption seriously enough to test it — and in doing so forces a reckoning with a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (10+ words) The Brussels Times...