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Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic ...

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic go head-to-head today in the men's singles final. Not many people know they are competing for a trophy based on an Ancient Roman artefact.

Suspect found not guilty, Scotland Locker lost to fire ...

Discover the enchanting landscapes and rich history of the British Isles through this visually stunning travel guide featuring twenty-five exceptional destinations across Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and ...

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A mysterious 420-million-year-old ancient life form challenges evolution, defying classification as plant, animal or fungus.

Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

And this means we might have been thinking about the origins of syphilis in an entirely wrong way. While the French ...

The twin reactors of Hinkley Point C in Somerset will form the first nuclear power plant built in the UK for 30 years.