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“They thought it was judgment day”: The night the stars fell on the US south

As thousands of meteors fell one 1833 night, slavers told slaves where their families had been sold

The Will and William West case: The identical inmates that showed the need for fingerprinting, 1903

The value of fingerprints as means of identification was established

Greek Ministry of Culture presented the projects for the protection & restoration of Greek archaeological monuments (photos)

Lina Mendoni emphasized that "our policy priority is the outward orientation of Greek culture"

Ancient brewers tapped antibiotic secrets

The ancient Egyptians and Jordanians used beer to treat gum disease and other ailments

Love may be timeless, but the way we talk about it isn’t

Centuries before Christianity the Greeks had their own ideas about desire - Erotic love was not a pleasant diversion but a high-stakes trial to be survived, quivering with perilous energy

How scientists reconstructed a huge statue of Emperor Constantine the Great in Rome

Originally some 11 metres tall, it was later broken up and pillaged for bronze

Magna Graecia’s Legacy: The stories of Italy’s ancient Greek colonies (video)

Today these Greek colonies are often forgotten, but their legacy can still be felt in the region’s cultural landscape

The new B-52: How the USAF is prepping to fly century-old bombers

For the last six decades the 76 B-52s still in use have been the backbone of the Air Force’s bomber fleet

6 Advanced ancient inventions beyond modern understanding

You know Greek Fire, but have heard of the "Flexible Glass"?

Did a superhuman genetic mutation rewire human evolution? (video)

Anthropological evidence suggests a radical shift in behavior during the early years of modern humans, marked by intellectual, technological, and cultural advancements

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