From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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The 12 Greek Gods and Their Unique Superpowers
The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual ...
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Adea Eurydice, a rival of Alexander the Great’s mother Olympia
Adea Eurydice, was the daughter of Cynane, the daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Audata, and a descendant of the Illyrian ...
Ancient deity, pet and endangered species. Why is axolotl Mexico’s most beloved amphibian?
Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to ...
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...
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Ethiopia: Angola takes over presidency of African Union for first time
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Angola, one of sub-Saharan Africa's oil powers, took over the rotating presidency of the African ...
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China: Huawei Watch D2
The Huawei WATCH D2 smartwatch is seen at a Huawei store in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Feb 10, 2025.
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Discovery of Stunning Einstein Ring by European Space Agency’s Euclid – the Dark Universe Detective
A galaxy in the distance, was tightly encircled by a halo of light—also known as an Einstein Ring, a result of gravitational ...
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Einstein Ring Found in Space Points the Way to a Galaxy We Never Knew Existed
The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, in operation for a few months now, uncovered light coming from a ...
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MY TURN: Public schools through the centuries
Euclid of ancient Greece (300 B.C.) solidified the foundations of geometry with Islamic mathematicians (8th and 9th centuries) developing advanced non-Euclidean geometry used in art and architecture.
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Spotlight on: Professor Edith Hall – leading the campaign for Classics education for all
Professor Hall’s love for classics is rooted in her childhood when she even named her pet cat Ailoura, which was derived from ‘ailouros’ the Ancient Greek for ‘cat’. After a PhD focusing on ancient ...
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'We've just seen earthquake after earthquake after earthquake': Santorini earthquake swarm intensifies but likely won't trigger volcano
Santorini's earthquakes are intensifying as a rare earthquake swarm continues to rattle the Mediterranean's Aegean Sea. The earthquakes are probably caused by faults rather than volcanic activity.