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See the Sprawling Secret Passageway Built for Florence’s Elite 450 Years Ago
The 2,500-foot-long Vasari Corridor impressed guests of the Medicis and other leaders that followed (including Benito ...
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Who built Europe’s first cities? Clues about the urban revolution emerge
Around 6,000 years ago, a group known as the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture developed egalitarian settlements north of the Black ...
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A Diagram of My Life
GERALD MURNANE WITH HIS WIFE, CATHERINE, IN BENDIGO, 1989.
Satellite images show melting glaciers are shifting national borders in EU
In Europe and around the globe, melting glaciers are transforming both landscapes and national borders. In this article, Elzė ...
Bulgarians celebrate the feast of Epiphany with a ritual plunge into icy rivers
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Monday braved the freezing winter weather to plunge into icy ...
Which River Forms the Border Between Europe and Asia? Check Here
There are a total of 7 continents in the world, which also includes Europe and Asia. The largest continent is Asia, while the ...
To the Arctic and back: Repopulating Europe's rivers with salmon
"Fiiish!" shouts Dennis Bock over the roar of the weir. He quickly dips his landing net into the dark green water. Moments later, a powerful, muscular creature wriggles in the hands of the 48-year-old ...
50 place names for girls inspired by cities, states, countries and more
But if you’re interested in naming your daughter after a city, then we’ve narrowed that list down to 20 of our favorite city-inspired place names for girls from around the wor ...