Name: Mechanical Dog What it is: A moving dog sculpture carved from ivory Where it is from: Egypt When it was made: Around 1390 to 1352 B.C. Related: Onfim’s doodle: A 13th-century kid’s self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy What […]
Just like the mountains, lakes on Earth can be ancient, or more than 1 million years old. There are only 20 ancient lakes on the planet, but which is the oldest? Earth’s oldest lake has a clear winner: Lake Baikal
Explore nearly 1,000 years of history in this six-part course, tracing the Iberian Peninsula’s dynamic past of innovation, collaboration, and conflict. From the transformative events of 711 to the sweeping changes of the 17th century, discover how Spain and Portugal
Authentically Medieval: Authors and Scholars on Depicting the Middle Ages in Fiction Edited by Debra E. Best, Elizabeth L. Rambo and Patricia H. Ward McFarland & CompanyISBN: 978-1-4766-8855-8 A collection of ten essays that examines how the Middle Ages is
Using artificial intelligence (AI), scientists have unraveled the intricate brain activity that unfolds during everyday conversations. The tool could offer new insights into the neuroscience of language, and someday, it could help improve technologies designed to recognize speech or help
By Richard Abels Between 1974 and 1994, two influential critiques of feudalism were published, an article in 1974 by Elizabeth A. R. Brown and a book by Susan Reynolds in 1994, that crystallized doubts about the construct of feudalism harbored
Mice appear to administer first-aid if they find a fellow mouse unconscious, scientists have discovered. They attempt to revive companions by licking at their faces, or even by pulling at their mouths or tongues, according to a study published Feb.
I need you to watch this 13-second video of ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith walking to his courtside seat at a Los Angeles Lakers game. I need you to notice how Smith, perhaps the biggest voice in sports—in sheer decibels,
The Yiddish poet Chaim Grade survived World War II by fleeing his city, Vilna, now Vilnius, and wandering through the Soviet Union and its Central Asian republics. His wife and mother stayed behind and were murdered, probably in the Ponary
The most impressive thing about the sun isn’t what it does to the sky at sunrise and sunset— all that orange and red and purple and pink— but rather what it does to the pines, the most boring of all
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