High temperatures have once again exposed the outline of the Great Parterre, an ornate 17th-century garden at Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire, originally designed in 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire.
Jeffrey Ying, 39, was sentenced for stealing and replacing rare Chinese manuscripts at UCLA with fakes. He used aliases and traveled to China shortly after the thefts, which were discovered when the library flagged missing items.
Jeffrey Ying, 39, was sentenced to one year in jail for stealing and replacing rare Chinese manuscripts at UCLA with fakes. He used aliases to access the books, which were over 600 years old, and often traveled to China shortly after the thefts.
Bhangarh Fort, a 17th-century historical site in Rajasthan, is famed as India's most haunted destination. Legends of curses and ghost stories surround the fort, but scientific explanations involving infrasound, psychological priming, and environmental factors are also discussed. Despite paranormal claims, investigators and locals attribute safety concerns to wildlife, not ghosts.
Gardeners at Trinity College, Cambridge have recreated a 17th-century botanical garden planted by naturalist John Ray. Using a 1690 engraving and Ray's writings, the garden aims to promote biodiversity and climate resilience, featuring plants Ray studied and grew.
