A rare early copy of William Smith’s 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales, previously thought lost, has been uncovered by Geological Society archivists. The new map has been digitized and made ...

Fortunes are sought in cities, but meaning is found in the country. Shakespeare made it in London, but in his plays the country is where we learn the truth about who we are. Britain has minimal space ...

A CIRCULAR from the Ministry of Town and Country Planning directs attention to a new series of maps of Great Britain constructed to illustrate various aspects of national life and resources. The ...

Britain may be famous for preserving its royal DNA, but a genetic analysis of the nation is providing new insights into the “story of the masses,” according to scientists. Researchers announced ...