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The world’s tallest mountains have long loomed large in the public imagination. Yet no one managed to reach the highest point on every continent until the 1980s. Since then, completing the “Seven Summits” has become an increasingly popular—as well as costly and time-consuming—endeavor.
As of 2016, more than 400 climbers had braved frostbite, falling rocks, avalanches, a...
Easter Monday commemorates the day following the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Across the globe, many Christians observe the j...
On the dawn of Good Friday in 1300, Dante Alighieri followed the spirit of the ancient Roman poet Virgil into the underworld. So begins “Inferno,” the opening of Alighieri’...
In 1891, fossilized bones recovered on the Indonesian island of Java revealed an intriguing long-sought "missing link" between humans and apes.
The remains, which became known as "Java Man," suggested the appearance of a thick-boned being with a flat skull, low forehead, heavy brow ridges and a femur that indicated it stood and walked upright. They belonged to somethin...
In everyday conversation, the words "Persian" and "Iranian" are often used as if they mean the same thing. Both refer to the same territory—modern-day Iran—and to a culture with thousands of years of history. But the two terms are not identical. One describes an ethnic and cultural heritage, while the other refers to the modern nation-state and all of its diverse peoples. Ira...