Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays | CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most …
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History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise
In the last hard days of World War I, just two weeks before world powers agreed to an armistice, a doctor wrote a letter to a friend. The doctor was …
Why Have Climate Catastrophes Toppled Some Civilizations but Not Others?
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Roman Empire fell more than 1,500 years ago, but its grip on the popular imagination …
Who invented the white shirt?
The crisp, clean, and classic white shirt is a wardrobe staple, cherished by both men and women alike. This timeless garment exudes elegance and versatility. But have you ever wondered …
Scientists Have an Audacious Plan to Map the Ancient World Before It Disappears
In the center of Siena, Italy, a cathedral has stood for nearly 800 years. A black-and-white layer cake of heavy stone, fine-cut statuary, and rich mosaics, the imposing structure—now visited …
Behold the Latest Treasures Unearthed at Mexico City’s Templo Mayor
In addition to his military achievements, Moctezuma I is remembered for his focus on the cultural and religious development of Tenochtitlán. He promoted the construction and decoration of many temples …
A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis
Using an unblemished femur from the same burial site as a control, his lab extracted degraded DNA present in the bone, sequenced it, and identified strings of nucleotides that resembled …
So, You Want to Do Día de los Muertos Makeup for Halloween? Here’s What
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A calaca is a skeleton, a calavera is a skull, and a calavera de azucar is a sugar skull (which is a frosted, skull-shaped treat made from sugar paste and …
San Jose officials eye fine for firm that rid church of trash bag wrap
SAN JOSE — Officials may impose a fine on a construction executive whose crews removed an unsightly and crumbling tarp that had covered a historic downtown San Jose church. Construction …
Explore the Ancient Aztec Capital in This Lifelike 3D Rendering
The Aztecs did not count time on an infinite scale, as we do, but in cyclical 52-year periods, and at the completion of each cycle, life and the world would …