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The forgotten women Impressionists: Far more than models, muses or mothers
The Irish Times· 3 days agoOf course, there was much more to the advent of Impressionism than that, but as we mark the 150th...
The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoDisorder and order defined accessibility, not the law. Fears of disorder also justified segregation...
Portrait of Commander-in-Chief with grandson sells for £2,900 in Shropshire
Shropshire Star· 3 days agoThe painting by Henry William Pickerscill (1782-1875) of Field Marshall Viscount Hugh Gough...
Then and now: what the world’s most historic train stations used to look like
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs the demands of train travel changed over the decades, so too did many magnificent stations. But...
As Japan kills floppy disks, here's the old tech that many still love
Daily Mail· 4 days agoPictured, inventor John Vincent Lawless Hogan (1890 - 1960) watches engineer Richard L. Beam (right)...
How Breton folktales from France connect to traditional Irish folklore
The Conversation via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoIn Brittany in north-west France, the oral narrative tradition was enriched by two languages, just...
Engineered matrices reveal stiffness-mediated chemoresistance in patient-derived pancreatic cancer...
Nature· 5 days agoPatient-derived pancreatic cancer organoids grown in engineered matrices acquire chemoresistance due to the increased expression of drug efflux transporters, promoted by CD44 receptor interactions with hyaluronan in the stiffer tumoural matrix.
Making an impression: Swiss collection shown in a new light
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoThe Langmatt's prestigious collection of Impressionist masterpieces is being seen in a new light,...
The oldest stadiums in world football have been ranked
GiveMeSport· 5 days agoThis can span over multiple generations of supporters for clubs that stay at the same ground, while...
Two Union soldiers posthumously receive Medal of Honor for carrying out daring mission behind...
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 5 days agoTwo Union soldiers from the American Civil War were posthumously awarded with the Medal of Honor by...