During the mid-1500s, England was caught in a theological battle between Protestants and Catholics. While Jane and the Greys were dependant on the Catholic Queen Mary to spare their lives, they were simultaneously plotting to preserve...

Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....

It's time to take a tour of the solar system, one object at a time! First up is Mercury, the planet that orbits closest to the Sun. So closely in fact that there is no atmosphere, and things get very toasty during the daytime. What else...