The Secret World Of Art Fraud Revealed In London Show

‘Art and Artifice: Fakes from the Collection’ exhibition at London’s Courtauld Gallery reveals the secret world of art fraud. The exhibition, which opens at the Courtauld in Somerset House on Saturday, features around 25 drawings and seven paintings, as well as sculpture and decorative art from the renowned gallery’s collection. Armed with magnifying glasses, visitors […]

LONDON TO SYDNEY IN TWO HOURS — VIA SPACE!

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is funding a project that is studying the effects of suborbital space flights, so a two-hour flight from London to Sydney via space might be possible soon. Holidaymakers will be able to fly from London to Sydney in as little as two hours within ten years – but they will have to go through […]

Black Death Alters Human Genome 700 Years Later

Black Death Alters Human Genome 700 Years Later

Barreiro and colleagues discovered that Black Death survivors in London and Denmark had genes that safeguarded them from the plague pathogen. However, Black Death altered human genome 700 years later.

Stolen Tirumankai Alvar Idol Found In British Museum

Stolen Tirumankai Alvar Idol found in British Museum

The idol of Tirumankai Alvar stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu has been found in a British Museum. The idol was bought by the museum from the infamous auction house Sotheby’s involved in the smuggling and selling of world heritage including India. The Indian government has asked the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to return […]

How CIA Spied On Julian Assange Via UC Global

How CIA Spied on Julian Assange via UC Global

The CIA spied on Julian Assange in London via a Spanish security company. Spain’s High Court is investigating the director of UC Global S. L. and the activities of his company, which had been hired to protect the Ecuadorian embassy in the English capital. Undercover Global S. L., the Spanish defense and private security company that […]