Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe wasn’t quite the horrible and backwards place earlier historians would have you believe. Modern scholars now look at the Dark Ages in a whole new light. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
In 1900, Audubon conservationists started a Christmas tradition of counting, rather than hunting, birds. Today, more than 80,000 people participate. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
These pyramids in Peru are older than the ones in Egypt, and predate the Incan Empire by roughly 4,000 years. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
After years of corruption, cost overruns and delays, Venice has finally unveiled its long-awaited flood control system. It can stop today’s high tides, but can it stand up to climate change? ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The symptomatology of the Medo pit viper's bite hadn't been recorded by science until herpetologist Gerry Martin grabbed one by the tail. He plans to include details from the frightening experience in an upcoming paper about the species. ...read more