In the centuries following the heyday of ancient Greece, the caduceus endured as a symbol of travel and commerce, two ...

At an archaeological excavation site in western Syria, Schwartz unearthed a “finger-length” clay cylinder with etched letters ...

But canned and boxed soup is really a marvel of ingenuity and a relatively modern invention; the process started ... dish ...

Ridley Scott's "Gladiator 2" features a standout action set piece where the Colosseum is filled with water and sharks. Did ...

Brandeis fencers compete on a national level as well as in the National Collegiate Athletics Association. At Brandeis, the ...

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A remarkable new exhibition at Marsh's Library in Dublin offers a rare opportunity to see books printed in the decades after ...

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nikos Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that ...

The first electric washing machine was invented back in 1908. Named 'Thor' it looked much like the 19th-century barrel and wringer models, but were made of galvanised metal instead of wood. This ...

Electricity means the presence or motion of electrical charge. When the charge is moving from its source (origin) to sink ...

History is filled with extraordinary moments that defy imagination in various ways that astonish, inspire, and perplex. While ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland say small cylinders made out of clay have the oldest known ...