Today, Greece’s landscapes are universally known; the immaculate white houses with their blue roofs are even one of the main ...

Nuclear cultural impacts can be analyzed through the nuclear allegory of Godzilla, Cold War literature, the dystopia of the ...

Opposing Egypt and Syria against Israel, the Yom Kippur War is remembered for its swiftness—it lasted only 18 days. It is ...

Bats are unique animals. As the only mammal capable of flight, they also have the particularity of sleeping upside down.

Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games are held every four years. But when and how were these games—bringing together ...

A wheeled bull figurine from 3950–3650 BC was discovered in Europe, and it is the oldest identified object that has a wheel. The origin and invention of the wheel can be traced back to our natural ...

Today, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have (almost) all vanished, leaving behind only stories and fragments of their ...

It is clear that the species best suited to the unique habitat of islands are those who exhibit either dwarfism or gigantism. Homo floresiensis and some of the strangely sized animals that lived in ...

Titian was an immensely successful artist during his lifetime, painting for Italian and international princes and kings. His ...

When Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Illinois Tower, he predicted that it would become the "eighth wonder of the world." The Illinois Tower height comparison. It was in Illinois that Frank Lloyd ...

Historically associated with displeasured overtones, the image of giantesses in popular culture has evolved to reflect shifting cultural views on women's assertiveness. The name “Gigantes” is used to ...