This was Archimedes' weapon that resembled the death ray from Star Wars
The heat ray, allegedly invented by the Greek Archimedes in the 3rd century BC, is similar to the Death Star from Star Wars.
What is the Ides of March? History behind the ominous date explained
You might remember the phrase "beware the Ides of March" from your high school English class. Here's what it means and when ...
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The peacock’s rise and fall as a symbol in myth, faith, and folklore
After holding a place of honor in the symbolic pantheon of Greco-Roman and early Christian iconography during the first ...
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The Largest Harbor in Ancient Greece Is Centuries Older Than We Thought
Lechaion, ancient Greece's largest seaport, was the heart of the region's commerce. A new study reveals it may be even older ...
I've Never Been More Skeptical Of A Christopher Nolan Movie Than I Am Of The Odyssey
The movie only recently started filming and is still more than a year away, but each little detail that leaks out from the ...
From Paris to Provence: This Iconic Travel Company Is Launching New Ships on 2 Famous French Rivers
Tauck, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2025, will offer travelers more options than ever to explore the sights of ...
100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration
In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater. A century later, we have James ...
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How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
Roman et al. examined publicly available spatial data for whale feeding and breeding grounds, augmented with sightings from airplane and ship surveys to fill in gaps in the data, then fed that ...
Egyptian island with a remarkable past
His portrayals of ancient sites in Egypt — and Jerusalem, Baalbek, Petra and Arabia — were bound into volumes of lithographs ...