Have you ever wondered how these animals came to be favoured, tamed and trained as pets to live alongside us?

Jon Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera, written in 1728, is believed to be the first true example of a musical.

Libraries have employed technological innovations to their advantage, significantly enhancing their offerings and services for their users.

The Nile is of vital importance in particular to Egypt, where more than 95% of the population lives within a few miles of the banks of the river.

Only a pasty made in Cornwall can legally be called a Cornish pasty!

Perhaps one of the biggest attractions for today’s audience is the ever-popular interplay between rich and poor that forms the basis of so many successful historical dramas. As a nation, we are, and have always been, fascinated by social class.

Why is it that some people are up with the lark, raring to start their day, while others find a later start and later bedtime suits them better?

Foods containing lots of Vitamin C are essential, not only for improving your brain’s agility, but also for helping to regulate and manage any study-related stress or anxiety.

Bell made the first ever spoken telephone call on 10th March, 1876.

Marie won the Nobel Prize twice – once in 1903 and again in 1911.