Today, Greece’s landscapes are universally known; the immaculate white houses with their blue roofs are even one of the main ...

Nuclear cultural impacts can be analyzed through the nuclear allegory of Godzilla, Cold War literature, the dystopia of the ...

A wheeled bull figurine from 3950–3650 BC was discovered in Europe, and it is the oldest identified object that has a wheel. The origin and invention of the wheel can be traced back to our natural ...

Opposing Egypt and Syria against Israel, the Yom Kippur War is remembered for its swiftness—it lasted only 18 days. It is ...

It is clear that the species best suited to the unique habitat of islands are those who exhibit either dwarfism or gigantism. Homo floresiensis and some of the strangely sized animals that lived in ...

Bats are unique animals. As the only mammal capable of flight, they also have the particularity of sleeping upside down.

Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games are held every four years. But when and how were these games—bringing together ...

The public’s perception of black cats has always been negative due to their association with evil and superstition, witchcraft, and curses. In Ancient Egypt, people tended to avoid black cats.

Today, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have (almost) all vanished, leaving behind only stories and fragments of their ...

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

Mictecacihuatl is meant to keep vigil over the remains of the dead. The Aztecs celebrated festivities in her honor and she was given the name "Lady of Death." A drawing of Mictecacihuatl, one of the ...