“I was drawn to the outdoors,” he said, and he often cut through the woods to fish and swim in the water ... to Central New York in the late 19th century. “There is probably $1 million ...

My culinary skills are limited. I make no bones about it — yes, I said that. Other than selecting a nice wine, I require supervision. I am competent at manual tasks: opening jars, cans, etc.

The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

They thought it might be a crocodile, but what she had discovered was actually an ancient reptile called an ichthyosaur (which means ‘fish lizard’). Mary went on to make more incredible ...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells, or zombie skin cells, which have been known to cause inflammation and promote diseases while also ...

PITTSBURG, Kan. — We are entering the time of the year where more and more festivals and events are on the calendar. And at the Crawford County Historical Museum in Pittsburg, it’s Cow Creek ...

The researchers believe that relatives of the ancient crocodile—modern-day giant specimens—disappeared in the 19th century mainly due to habitat loss. Species of the genus Deinosuchus were among the ...

If that sounds surreal it’s because surrealism was often just a slight exaggeration of 19th-century normality. Weirder still than hanging a disembodied plaster hand on the wall was the cult of the leg ...

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