The speed and consistency with which Japan recovered politically and materially after its defeat in World War II, overcoming ...
According to recent research conducted by Cardiff University, horses were transported across the Baltic Sea in ships during ...
Analysis of the paintings in the tomb of Thutmose III. Credit: CEA Université de Liège An international team of researchers ...
A Bronze Age site found in the commune of Mira. Credit: Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per il Comune di Venezia e Laguna In the municipality of Mira, near Venice, archaeological ...
Used until a few decades ago to separate straw from grain in many Mediterranean countries, from Turkey to Spain, the threshing sledge may have appeared in Greece as early as 6500 B.C. This is affirmed ...
The baobab (Adansonia), a genus of trees with eight existing species, has long captivated human admiration. Despite this fascination, the origins of baobabs have remained mysterious. Recent genomic ...
A while ago, we dedicated an article to the long siege that the Romans subjected Lilybaeum to, the last Carthaginian stronghold in Sicily. We then pointed out that this episode, which determined ...
Of all the battles fought between Greeks and Persians during the Second Greco-Persian War, the most famous are undoubtedly Thermopylae and Salamis, with Platea somewhat lesser-known. Even less known, ...
Phosphorus is one of the essential elements for life on Earth, it plays a critical role in DNA, RNA, ATP, and other ...
The Man in the Iron Mask, engraving of 1789 Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Alexandre Dumas recounted it in “The Vicomte of Bragelonne”, and Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed him – among others – ...
The present city of Durrës in Albania is the second most populous in the country. It was founded by Greek settlers from Corcyra (modern Corfu), who called it Epidamnos, in 627 BC and renamed ...
The human brain contains many more neurons than the brains of other animals. But how do we manage to produce so many neurons?
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