In 2024, air temperatures and ocean temperatures once again reached record highs. According to climate researchers, ocean temperatures down to depths of 2,000 meters were higher than ever recorded.

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

If a doctor “treats the abscess in a nobleman’s eye but causes the loss of the eye,” he would lose his hand. A handful of Egyptian documents describe medicines made from beans, leeks, figs, dates, and ...

In the Middle Ages, the imaginary is an integral part of reality. The world of that time cannot be conceived otherwise. Within this panorama, both real and wonderful, plants play a major role in ...

Napoleon's Grande Armée included a wide array of cavalry units, each with specialized roles and distinctive characteristics. Among the most famous types of cavalry were the Hussars, Cuirassiers, and ...

Ivan the Terrible (1530–1584) is, for most of our contemporaries, a symbol of Russian history in the 16th century—a period when the separate lands and principalities of Northeast Rus were being united ...

55 percent of individuals in the US celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday, which is higher than in many European countries. Today, around 63 percent of the entire United States’ population (332 ...

For Bulgarians, Christmas has deep religious and familial traditions. Despite being Eastern Orthodox, they celebrate the day on December 25th. The most current census, taken in 2021, shows that 70% of ...

Orthodox Christianity makes up more than 83% of the population in Georgia and Christmas is observed on January 7th in the country. Christmas stamp of Georgia. Orthodox Christianity makes up more than ...