From the deserts of Iran came innovations millennia ahead of their time, wind catchers, ice houses, and the world’s first ...

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Ancient Greek doctors invented the renowned Mediterranean diet, as Hippocratic physicians prescribed healthy diets to treat ...

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Fragments of the Hydraulis—the ancient Greek water organ—were unearthed in the Dion, at the foot of Mount Olympus in 1992.

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Prehistoric trees like Ginkgo and monkey-puzzles still have close relatives that go back at least to the time of the dinosaurs.

Dogs were more than just tools, they were companions and symbols in human society. Their importance: over millennia, humans shaped dogs for function, culture, and identity, making the early variation ...

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