For most of its early history, Israel was dominated by left-leaning, secular politicians. But today, the right is in power. Its politicians represent a movement that uses a religious framework to define Israel and its borders, and that has aggressively […]
The 1937 Hindenburg Disaster. The birth of lighter-than-air flight The concept of lighter-than-air flight can be traced back to ancient times, however, with the musings in the Renaissance period by visionaries such as Leonardo da Vinci, we see the drawings
AHA executive director Jim Grossman was interviewed on The Sound of Ideas, Ideastream Public Media’s weekday morning news and information program. Grossman discussed the politicization of teaching history in K–12 and college classrooms, and the growing number of states introducing
Christmas decorations in England, long-term typhoon damage in the Philippines, a virtual taekwondo championship in Singapore, a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub in Russia, the Miss Universe competition in Mexico, thick fog in northern China, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland,
The clay cylinders were found in a tomb containing six skeletons. Glenn Schwartz / Johns Hopkins University A few decades ago, researchers discovered four small clay cylinders marked with strange symbols at an ancient tomb in Syria. They’ve now concluded
Approximately 167,277 pounds of ground beef products have been recalled across the United States due to potential contamination with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced in a statement on Nov. 20. Officials
William Thomas (Univ. of Nebraska–Lincoln), vice president of the AHA Council’s Research Division, has been announced as the new dean of Montana State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. “[Thomas’] leadership in fostering student success, research and public service, combined
An artist’s interpretation of the newly discovered planet and a warped debris disk NASA / JPL-Caltech A recent discovery of a “newborn” exoplanet could help scientists explain how our own home world came to be. In a study published Wednesday
Episode 120 (The Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin: Highlights of a Study of Counts, Behavior, Turnover, Movement, and Habitat) The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX, a curated network of extraordinary, story-driven shows. Music We move between three
After the breakup of Martin and Lewis, Dino has to figure out how to stand on his own as a solo act. He ends up developing an on-stage persona as a happy drunk, while at the same time, developing a
