The 65-year-old repairs well over 300 clocks a year, but it’s his own elaborate creations that have earned him accolades over ...

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At Valentino, Alessandro Michele went deep into some cuckoo cabinet of curiosities that only exists in his head, as well as into the Valentino archives to pull out a head-spinning couture debut ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The ion trap of the new In+/Yb+-crystal clock in its vacuum chamber. The Ions are trapped in the gap that can be seen in the middle of the picture between the gold electrodes (target). A shown-up ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

Ancient water clocks, or clepsydras, are a fascinating fusion of history, science, and art. These millennia-old mechanisms offer a glimpse into the past, revealing the ingenious ways ancient ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Winter is winding down as the sun is setting later each day, but nothing says spring like the day we spring the clocks forward. Under the current daylight saving period, most Americans will lose ...

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Winter is winding down as the sun sets later each day, but nothing says spring like the day we spring the clocks forward. Under the current daylight saving period, most Americans will lose an hour ...