Today, the word "Aryan" has become synonymous with all sorts of negative connotations, including theories of racial superiority and white supremacy. This association has led to a widespread ...

Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of "proto Earth," which formed about 4.5 billion years ago, before a colossal collision irreversibly altered the primitive ...

The word vandal today may be defined as a person who deliberately destroys or damages property. Historically speaking, a Vandal was “a member of a Germanic people who lived in the area south of the ...

The origins of the four seasons’ names aren’t that obvious. Spring, summer, fall, and winter have their own rich etymologies that stretch back centuries. There’s something to enjoy about every ...