Today, Greece’s landscapes are universally known; the immaculate white houses with their blue roofs are even one of the main ...

Bats are unique animals. As the only mammal capable of flight, they also have the particularity of sleeping upside down.

Opposing Egypt and Syria against Israel, the Yom Kippur War is remembered for its swiftness—it lasted only 18 days. It is ...

Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games are held every four years. But when and how were these games—bringing together ...

There is always an element of naivete when attempting to extrapolate historical events from books that date back thousands of years. Three Wise Men, Macmillan Poster, 1960. But what exactly is the ...

The Great Frost of 1709, also known as the Big Freeze, was a severe and prolonged cold wave that occurred in Europe during the winter of 1708-1709. It resulted in extreme cold temperatures and had ...