Internet Archive launches the National Emergency Library making 1.4 million ebooks available to the public to help universities and students who are studying remotely during coronavirus shutdown The Internet Archive has launched a new public library with 1.4 million books The National Emergency Library is meant to help universities and colleges The books are made … Read more
Teeth act as a ‘faithful archive of life’ by forming layers like tree rings that reveal intimate details of a person’s life such as when they got pregnant, fell ill or were in prison Material called cementum in teeth develops a new microscopic layer every year Lab analysis reveals it changes in shape and structure … Read more
The world’s first air traffic control tower was built by the UK government 100 years ago at Croydon Aerodrome, south London. And fascinating archive pictures of it – and the planes it monitored – highlight just how much the aviation industry has changed. The structure, a wooden hut, was built on the orders of the … Read more