Government is like water; we don’t miss it until it’s gone. Those who are celebrating this anarchy should remember what ...

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange, out-of-place ...

A University of Southampton spokeswoman said: “Historians have long debated the role of climatic cooling in the fall of the ...

Those who are celebrating this anarchy should remember what followed the fall of Rome: the Dark Ages. It’s a lot easier to break things than it is to put them back together.

Unable to attend the Good Friday ceremony in person for the third consecutive year, the pope offered deep meditations for the ...

“When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Tom Gernon, professor of Earth science at the University of ...

While the extent to which the climate contributed to events such as the fall of Rome remains debated, there is growing evidence that climate changes shaped the fate of many civilisations.

Many historians agree that the fall of the Western Roman Empire, usually dated to the fall of ancient Rome in 476 CE, marked the end of classical antiquity. What they don’t always agree on ...

A University of Southampton spokeswoman said: “Historians have long debated the role of climatic cooling in the fall of the Roman empire. “This new research strengthens the case that a brief ...