The ancient Greek thinker Anaximander lent his prodigious talents to pre-Socratic Greek philosophy, geography, geometry, and cosmology.

Folk tales and beloved characters from cultures around the globe can are celebrated in popular books for young readers. Test ...

A Nigerian doctor with a passion for art broke a Guinness World Record with a 10,814.5-square-foot drawing celebrating the ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation ...

When the air is partly ionized, freely moving electrons slightly slow down the radio signals travelling to Earth from GPS and ...

Microsoft teams with the Vatican and French startup Iconem to create an intricately detailed digital twin of St. Peter’s ...

Carissa Jane Smith, a 30-year-old former substitute teacher from Missouri, is facing serious charges including statutory rape, sodomy, and sexual trafficking. Smith is accused of engaging in ...

The attack occurred on the same day that Israel bombed sites in the Syrian capital that the Israeli military said were affiliated with a militant group. At least 15 people were killed, Syrian stat ...

What do biomes, sunsets, eagles, and pedestrian signs have in common? They have all been tracked and laid out in the most ...

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