Infrared light has longer wavelengths than the visible spectrum, making it undetectable by the human eye. However, mosquitoes ...

As everyone knows, on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to reach Earth’s orbit. He launched aboard the ...

A pygmy legged dragon from Kyrgyzstan, ungulate whales and a live granny rug.

These creatures looked similar to modern reptiles externally but had many internal differences, making it incorrect to label ...

They cannot remember people’s faces or recognize those who have harmed them in the past and do not seek out or pursue ...

Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...

The bloodless state of Greece today can be traced back to 432 BC, when Sparta rose up against Athens’ dominance and plunged the Hellenic cities into a conflict that lasted for nearly 30 years.

It's time to learn something new about flies, bees, and cockroaches, and at the same time, dispel a couple of misconceptions.

Henry III, King of France from 1574 to 1589, was the last ruler of the Valois dynasty. The fourth son of Henry II and Catherine de’ Medici, he was not initially destined to reign. A skilled legislator ...

Bees also indulge: researchers have found that intoxicated bees fly, work, dance, and interact with their hive-mates less, instead spending more time sitting still and grooming themselves. In their ...

Under his real name, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavius, Augustus was the first and most famous Roman emperor. When his uncle Julius Caesar died in 44 BCE, Octavius began a long political struggle to gain ...

After the conquest by Julius Caesar, the Pax Romana was established in Roman Gaul, which quickly became one of the most prosperous provinces of the Empire. Despite a few last revolts, the “Roman peace ...