In the worldview of the Aztecs, who lived in Central Mexico from the 14th to 16th centuries, the history of the world was a ...

Epidemics, volcanic eruptions, famine, and wars have always occurred, but some of them were far more terrible than others.

Jealousy was long considered a uniquely human emotion, but it turns out that animals may experience something similar.

Even rat poison has healing properties. Warfarin, now widely used as a blood thinner for stroke and clot prevention, was ...

In Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, scientists have identified a new species of miniature orange frogs belonging to the genus ...

Between 1347 and 1353, it claimed the lives of millions of people.

The amygdala is a paired structure deep within the brain, consisting of several nuclei. Two nuclei are responsible for fear: ...

The ancient mechanism of fear is activated mainly in the face of physical threats. If one person fears a predator, others ...

A wormhole, also known as an Einstein–Rosen bridge, is a hypothetical structure predicted by Einstein’s general theory of ...

Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, ambassador of Charles V (1500-1558), the Holy Roman Emperor, was astonished. During a diplomatic visit to Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1555, he beheld a sovereign adorned in ...

Ascending to the throne in 1413, King Henry V of the Lancaster dynasty was the man behind the Battle of Agincourt. Being particularly bellicose, he found a pretext to land in France: he demanded ...

What was the role and life of women in the Middle Ages within medieval society? Their existence varied according to age and social status, their place within the family, their role in the couple, ...