I love the internet. As a child of Generation X, I had to rely extensively on libraries and books for any research that I might want to do until fortuitously, the internet arrived and I was and still am able to find answers to all my questions of life, death…

I’ve always found the Hittites fascinating. Their empire reached its height in the mid-fourteenth century BC and rivalled that of ancient Egypt. At this time, it encompassed most of Anatolia, parts of northern Levant and upper Mesopotamia. Their rich and vibrant culture not only influenced the Near East but also…

This time on shattering myths regarding science and history facts, we have decided to go with the all-time favourite: the moon landing (Did It Really Happen?) There are two conspiracy theories associated with this. The first one is very popular with the Muslim community and states that Neil Armstrong heard…

As we transition towards green energy and renewables, one question on everyone’s mind is about the climate cost of materials used in all of this new technology. We have already started hearing about the environmental impact and carbon footprint of lithium, cobalt, nicket and manganese; metals used to power batteries…

As children, we all learned of Sputnik, the artificial satellite launched into low earth orbit on October 4, 1957, by the then USSR, thus beginning the entry of humans into space. The US responded with the launch of Explorer 1 a few months later on January 1, 1958, starting the…

A very interesting thing has happened. For the first time in history in Britain, three north poles are aligning over the village of Langton Matravers, near Swanage in Dorset, on Wednesday November 2, 2022. What are the different norths? Let’s go over the different north poles. We have the Earth’s geographic poles, defined by the…

October 4th, 1582 was the last day of the Julian calendar. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 10 days were skipped, making the next day October 15. The Julian calendar was proposed by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and was put into use on January 1, 45 BC. It was…

There was an Irish giant called Finn McCool, who was challenged to a fight by the Scottish giant Benandonner. Finn accepted and built a causeway of huge basalt columns across the North Channel of Northern Ireland, so that the two giants could meet. This story of course has many…

The Amri-Nal culture — one of the oldest in Pakistan. The ancient cities of Mohen Jo Daro and Harappa in Pakistan are as famous as the cities of Egypt and Mesopotamia. In fact, the Indus Valley Civilization was the largest of the four ancient civilizations, which included Mesopotamia, Egypt and…