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The Cretaceous Period, famously populated by Tyrannosaurus rex, started around 145.5 million years ago. Around 80 million years later, an asteroid hit…

For many of us, we are born and we live “normal”—that is, without any genetic deformities or conditions that would render us…

Ethiopia covers most of the Horn of Africa. But that is the least of its feats. The region is rich with history…

Rituals are as old as mankind’s first thought. Modern ceremonies are mostly religious, but in the past, they held a wider purview.…

Christmas is famously the most wonderful time of the year, and one of the most fun things about it for many people…

The paintings of the old masters are more than just pretty portraits. A closer look has revealed hidden codes, fascinating bloopers, and…

Every choice we make comes with the rare possibility of suffering from an unlucky complication of that decision. Many lists have been…

History fans know the thrill—that moment when you gaze upon something that hasn’t been seen in centuries or millennia. The last year…

Every human is a universe of nerves, cells, and biological processes. Woven into this wonderland is a lot of weirdness. Sadly, because…

Medicine has come a long way from the “good old days” of garlic-filled masks and astringent herbal teas. Even in relatively recent…