The maramataka is the traditional Māori calendar. Introduction The maramataka is the traditional Māori calendar. Each year...
Month: December 2018
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Wellcome Collection, Creative Commons An exquisite treasury of illustrations and objects, the Ayurvedic Man picture book presents a visual history...
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November 1951 nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site, from Operation Buster, with a yield of 21 kilotons. It...
There has been a true arms race, where every advance in body armor has required a more...
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Russia says it has successfully test-launched a hypersonic missile, one of a range of nuclear-capable weapons announced...
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The foundation was laid for Modernity by the philosophies and theories of the Enlightenment. Antecedents to Modernity...
Without doubt, gladiator spectacles were one of the most watched forms of popular entertainment in the Roman...
“The people are only anxious for two things: bread and circuses.” Introduction Two men ready their weapons....