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New children's book celebrates pioneering astronomer Maria Mitchell
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agophotograph of several women in the 1870s. the women all wear black dresses. some are sitting at...
Indo-European Languages: New Study Reconciles Two Dominant Hypotheses About Their Origin
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Anatolian landscape in Turkey. lay london/Shutterstock The languages in the Indo-European family...
Study points to likely common origin of English and Sanskrit 8,000 years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA likely common ancestor of Indo-European languages, including English and Sanskrit, may have been...
What is culture?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agonull Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and...
Looking for Inspiration from Ancient Philosophers or Mythology? Check Out These 150 Greek Baby Names
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoToday, Greece is a series of more than 2,000 islands (with only 170 of those islands claiming...
16 Hardest Languages To Learn For English Speakers
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 11 months agoIn this article, we will be taking a look at the 16 hardest languages to learn for English speakers. If you are not interested in reading the details,...
Denmark's oldest runes inscribed on ancient knife
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSide view of the blade of an 1,800-year-old iron knife with Danish runes that seem to spell out the word "hirila.". Archaeologists in Denmark have...
Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCreating the alphabet took thousands of years. kovalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids...
Breaking the spell: Learn the trick of decoding scientific plant names
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPassiflora incarnata, Nymphaea odorata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Asclepius incarnata! Sounds like...
Bejabbers! Learn Something New About the Luck of the Irish Thanks to These 100+ Irish Surnames
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe've got insight into 105 of common Irish last names, and their meanings. The luck of the Irish....
