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

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

Contrary to popular belief, geishas were not prostitutes or courtesans. The word “geisha” literally means “person of the arts.” These women entertained guests at banquets called ozashiki in the homes ...

The early Middle Ages saw the rise of a new social body in Europe: the nobility. This group quickly gained prominence within the monarchy, acquiring titles and privileges that gradually became ...

The Mediterranean has been at the heart of Roman history since the founding of Rome, and even more so as its imperialism developed. This allowed it to control the entire Mediterranean region within a ...

The little bugs crawling and flying around us can seem completely alien when examined closely. Don’t believe it? Look at them under a microscope or in macro photos—they are like creatures straight out ...

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.

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 ...

When Charlemagne died in 814, his son, Louis the Pious, succeeded him on the throne. After his death, the Treaty of Verdun confirmed the division of the Carolingian Empire into three kingdoms.