1607: Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties. 1647: After nine months of negotiations, Scottish Presbyterians sell ...
Miami’s stripey pink and yellow beach parasols dwindled as our ship sailed into the sunset, and the lifeguards’ huts shrank to colourful confetti specks on the sand. A deep-water kayaker gave us a ...
Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient world slept only 6.5 hours a night.