Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present, the sociologist Stephen Mennell disseminated the determination of good taste. Describing the opacity by which culinary class ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...

The origins of human language remain mysterious. Are we the only animals truly capable of complex speech? Are Homo sapiens ...

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

“Scholars would write riddles on small strips of paper and attach them to the lanterns ... However, the riddles weren’t always just for fun. “In ancient times, advisers to the emperor ...

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Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries,” available February 25, 2025, stands up for women ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

At NC State University, an English professor is searching for clues from the past. He's looked back as far as the eighth ...