The world's first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn here in Shropshire in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point in English design and engineering; after it was built, cast ...

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The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), often called "The Boneyard", is a United States Air Force ...

Grape and olive farming traditions have changed through time based on shifts in climate and the needs of the local culture, according to a study ...

The claim came from ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who was not always a reliable source and who never actually traveled to Persia.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a group of European astronomers came together to form an association without precedent in the history of astronomy. Informally known as the Celestial Police (in ...

So many of our modern customs stem from long forgotten ancient rituals. That includes birthday cakes, which carried deeper ...

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The Walking Dunes Trail takes you through a rare inland dune field where the sand is constantly shifting, creating an almost desert-like landscape in the middle of coastal Delaware. It’s like someone ...

The temple is part of the ancient Memphis archaeological site dating back over 5,100 years, at a site that was then the capital of ancient Egypt and the home of the god Ptah. For Beijing, the ...

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