Unearthing the secrets of an ancient Greek city
The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast of Türkiye, directly across the Aegean Sea from Athens. Today, it is ...
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Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is crumbling into the sea at an unprecedented rate
Coastal erosion from rising sea levels has led to the collapse of 280 buildings across Alexandria, Egypt, over the past two ...
Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival
Agrarian societies, historically reliant on favorable conditions in nature for their survival, created these rituals to ward off evil and misfortune, she said. Carnival revelry has for centuries ...
A massive bone pit hints at human sacrifice and fertility rituals when Romans ruled Britain
Dead puppies, potential human sacrifices, and a painted dog penis bone—what was going on in Roman-era Britain?
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Jared Polis: DOGE is ‘tearing down the old without necessarily having a more efficient way of doing it’
Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is all for “making government more efficient” — just not the way the federal government is going about it. That was just one of Polis’ pushbacks ...
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Word of the Day
This word has appeared in 25 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence? By The Learning Network This word has appeared in 23 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year ...
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Colorado officials warn that firing of 3,400 U.S. Forest Service employees could impact state economy, wildfire safety
Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement Friday, Feb. 14, that at least 90 employees in Colorado have been fired as part of the broader cuts the Trump Administration is making to the federal workforce.
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Let’s Talk About the WTF Ending of ‘The Menu’
Ralph Fiennes and Hong Chau in a scene from “The Menu.” © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved. Amy McCarthy is a reporter at Eater.com, focusing on pop ...