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In the modern day, mirrors are just about everywhere. But that wasn't always the case, and the mirror actually has a surprisingly long history.
The last bits of fellowship and ingenuity on the web are being swept away by a tide of so-called artificial intelligence ...
The NIH timeline implies that smart government investment ... In the United States in the 19th century, the government did have a scant number of offices for mission-oriented research such as ...
“We have a timeline out to 2034 ... Ingels’ proposed re-design of the Smithsonian Institution’s 19th-century Castle complex drew plaudits—and jeers. Ana Nance Instead, he focuses on ...
Tucked away on a brick-lined street in Staunton, Virginia sits a time machine disguised as a modest storefront – the Camera ...
Natural Tunnel State Park represents Virginia at its most geologically spectacular yet remains surprisingly under-visited compared to more famous destinations. For Virginians seeking world-class ...
A recent study, published in the International Journal of Paleopathology, examined the skeletal remains of a child who lived in mid-19th-century France. The study revealed that the child had suffered ...
A partnership between RIT history department, RIT Press, and the Rochester Public Library relaunched the Rochester History ...
So let’s see who among 19th-century artists and literati had a busy social life and who would have earned the title of an influencer. A tableau was normally the result of the cooperation of a ...
As a member of the American Female Moral Reform Society (AFMRS), a group dedicated to preventing prostitution in cities in the early and mid-19th century, Prior was uniquely equipped to help women ...
The US has had a military presence in Greenland since World War II. But an abandoned underground military site poses a major environmental threat as the planet warms. Researchers found thousands ...