Today we’re going to take a closer look at these beautiful but dangerous landforms as we explore the different types of volcanoes and trace the patterns of volcanic activity around…
Continue ReadingOne of the ways that the US Constitution baked the institution of slavery into the very core of the new United States was through the fugitive slave clause. The clause…
Continue ReadingCliffs and canyons, beaches and dunes, floodplains and river valleys, plateaus and mountains — these are all products of a restless Earth. In today’s episode we’re going to take a…
Continue ReadingToday we’re going to tell the story of a quiet revolution in the 1960s that shifted our entire understanding of how the Earth works. We currently believe that the Earth’s…
Continue ReadingFrom towering mountains to pebbles along a river, the Earth is made of a huge variety of rocks. In today’s episode, we’re going to follow the rock cycle of a…
Continue ReadingNearly every environment on Earth — and that includes animals — is home to some kind of parasite. Today we’re going to talk about parasites not just because they’re an…
Continue ReadingIn 1688, in Pennsylvania, a group of four men created the Germantown Petition, which made the case that slavery was immoral, and that it was inconsistent with Christian beliefs in…
Continue ReadingToday we’re going to talk about the link between population and food energy. As the world’s population keeps growing, finding ways to provide enough food and water for everyone while…
Continue ReadingSlave codes were a method of protecting the investment of white enslavers in the Colonies by restricting the lives of enslaved people in almost every imaginable way. The codes restricted…
Continue ReadingThe legal system can seem like a complicated tangle of arcane rules and loopholes, and it can sometimes seem like it is designed to confuse. But it is possible, with…
Continue ReadingUS President Joe Biden reiterated his commitment to security for Israel whilst also stating that a two-state solution is “the only answer” to securing peace between Israelis and Palestinians. His…
Continue ReadingPrince William took part in the Ceremony of the Keys in his role as the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The sovereign is represented…
Continue ReadingAfter the Second World War, the United Kingdom invited thousands of British-Caribbeans to help rebuild the battered country. Named after one of the first ships to carry them, the Windrush…
Continue ReadingThe Duke of Cambridge has begun a week-long visit to Scotland less than a day after heavily criticising the BBC for its failings in the handling of his mother’s Panorama…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Boris Johnson insisted he "can’t see anything" to suggest the country would have to deviate from the June 21 lifting of all restrictions in England. He also ruled…
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