The "miracle" plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered in Turkey by a professor ...

The 20th century witnessed a new model of civilization centered around consumption, as American goods and fashion carried the message of Western freedom. Protestantism in America stressed hard ...

Ancient Greek art spans a period between about 900 and 30 BCE and is divided into four periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic. Throughout that period, artists worked with a wide ...

Bits of rock fall off the cliff face, usually due to freeze-thaw weathering.