By Carole Raddato / 12.20.2016 I organised a small banquet at home on the occasion of the...
As cold as ice: The New Horizons spacecraft aims to map the geology of Pluto and its...
Sumerian inscription in monumental archaic style, circa 26th century BC By Dr. Aaron Tugendhaft Assistant Professor Classics...
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BBC Photo of Willocks and Choir By Dr. Martin Clarke / 12.23.2015 Lecturer in Music The Open...
By Mark DeNicola / 12.23.2016 For most of us, the holiday season is a joyous time of...
By Briony Dalton / 12.24.2016 Could Santa Actually Be a Shaman? Have you ever wondered where the...
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Judith Flanders describes how many of our own Christmas traditions – from trees and crackers to cards...
Fancy something a bit different this year? Caroline Yeldham, courtesy of the Leeds International Medieval Congress By...
Want to learn to change the world with empathy? Get ready to learn from the masters. By...
By T. Steelman As we celebrate the season, lets take a look at winter holidays from cultures...
Carolling wasn’t just for Christmas back in the day. Easter, New Year, and even political events such...
By Christopher Renzo / 11.11.2011 Life Coach We all want to know how to be the best...
By Dr. Elliot R. Wolfson / 11.18.2016 Distinguished Professor of Religion University of California, Santa Barbara And...
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Journalists listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec....
An idealized bronze statue honors the heroism of Yale College graduate Nathan Hale (1755-1776; B.A. 1773, M.A....
By Dr. Rodrigo Ledesma Aguilar / 12.22.2016 Senior Lecturer in Physics and Electrical Engineering Northumbria University, Newcastle...
By Ben Marks / 12.22.2016 The Genius of Birds / Jennifer Ackerman On Tuesday November 8, 2016,...
Israeli soldiers take position during a protest against Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley near the West...
Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making...
Looking back at 10 years of writing about the science of human goodness, Jeremy Adam Smith discovers...
“The potential consequences of changing U.S. nuclear weapons policy so drastically are simply unimaginable.” (Screenshot) President-elect’s explanation...
Photo courtesy of Tania Cataldo By Amy Cools / 12.04.2016 Ordinary Philosophy I was listening to an...
Attavante, Martirio dei sette fratelli ebrei By Dr. John Ma Professor of Ancient History and Classics Columbia...
Photo by whiteson / iStock We can’t count on Republicans or Democrats to save us. Instead, we are...
Anthropomorphic vessels depicting the Great Goddess with a bun hairstyle are the only ones of their type...