Saying that any one year in history was more significant in its contributions to the modern world than any other is a tall claim. After all, the past few centuries have seen their fair share of important years, and depending on a lot of factors, any one of them could be claimed to be more…
Author: Himanshu Sharma
Death is as common as any other function of the human body, though we still try to avoid talking about it. It’s mostly because we don’t quite understand it, though philosophical discussions aside, scientifically speaking, death is a pretty straightforward phenomenon. It’s what happens when living cells age to the point they can no longer…
We’ve been fighting wars ever since we started having disputes with others and had enough people on both sides willing to fight for it. Even if warfare has changed quite a bit from its early days, the basic rules have always remained the same. It’s usually the side with conventional numerical and technological superiority that…
The British Empire was by far the biggest empire in human history, which doesn’t sound as impressive if we just leave it at that. Consider this; at its height, the tiny island famous for being damp and cold controlled around 24% of Earth’s total area, ruling over 23% of the world population. It was a…
The Second World War was one of the most far-reaching events in human history. It fundamentally changed the world like most other big wars couldn’t, and its effects can still be felt in many places. It’s also arguably the most talked-about war, as we’ve discussed pretty much all WW2 trivia at this point. Despite that,…
Mercenaries have played a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of battles since the dawn of civilization. From Alexander’s successful Asia campaign to the US invasion of Iraq, wars are more often than not won on the back of fighters with no real loyalty to either side. Despite being some of the most formidable fighting…
War has existed for as long as humanity itself. We’ve been fighting each other over resources, territory or just bragging rights ever since we figured out that we could. Because of war being such an intrinsic part of human society for so long, some of our most-celebrated heroes have been warriors. While there’s no doubt…
Fighting climate change – a widely-used euphemism for the ongoing climate catastrophe – is humanity’s biggest priority at this point. Or at least it should be, as most governments of the world are simply not bothered with something that may as well be the end of our species. It’s not even like we have to…