Are there laws on the high seas?
by © Cosmin4000/iStock.com All governments administer their lands by laws. This is easy to understand with respect to solid ground: when you look at a map, …
How did Helen Keller fly a plane?
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (MAVIS ID: 93858) In June 1946, a plane traveled from Rome to Paris, crossing over the Mediterranean Sea. There was …
The different species of tropical sharks found in French Polynesia
Practically no predator has such a bad reputation as the shark. Their reputation is terrifying, though they are at home at sea, so encounters with …
Why do some animals eat their mates after sex?
© Digital Vision/Getty Images The practice of sexual cannibalism may sound like a piece of apocalyptic fantasy, but in fact it occurs in the behavioral …
What is the difference between toxic and poisonous?
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc When people talk about dangerous snakes like the black mamba and the cobra, at least one person in the conversation will ask …
Will we ever know the difference between a wolf and a dog?
Sally Ann Thompson / Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. This article was Originally posted in Time On April 29, 2019, it was republished under Creative Commons. Living …
How black people in the nineteenth century used photography as a tool for social change
National Park Service This article is republished from Conversation Under Creative Commons Licence. Read the The original articlewhich was published on February 26, 2021. Frederick …
El Anatsui creates monumental works of art from recycled materials – which is why the world has fallen in love with him
Christophe Staci – AFP/Getty Images This article is republished from Conversation Under Creative Commons Licence. Read the The original articlewhich was published on April 13, …
Beautiful Gibberish: Pseudo-Arabic in Medieval and Renaissance Art
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Samuel Kress Collection, January 255, 1939) In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, painters and sculptors …