The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

People, and men in particular, have long mixed solid science and serious quackery in the pursuit of longevity.

To really sell themselves as the best, they painted their pencils yellow, which is used to be considered a royal colour. That’s because, in ancient China, only the emperor was allowed to wear ...

Alcohol distilled in a replica of a disgraced emperor’s 2,000-year-old bronze vat may help rewrite China’s drinking history.

There are fish in every shade imaginable, gliding gelatinous jellyfish, mesmerising plants, and colourful coral, and even ...

Napoleon apparently hid out and rested here during the Peninsular War, after being wooed by both its comfortable rooms (and ...

At the end of Penitent it is revealed that the King In Yellow’s name is Constantin Valdor. If this is not some misdirection, it is the first confirmed sighting of him in about 10,000 years. It also ...

The first Taiwanese-language film produced by a public studio.

Not many stand-up comedians and/or panel-show presenters have studied theoretical physics, but the eloquent and amiable Dara Ó Briain isn’t your usual jokester. Past themed tours have included the ...

Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.