Explore the evolution of motion pictures, from ancient shadow plays and Leonardo da Vinci's camera obscura to the invention of cinema and the advent of talking pictures. Explore the evolution of ...

This video challenges the conventional timeline of human history, pointing to sites like Göbekli Tepe—buried around 9600 BCE—as evidence of forgotten civilizations that predate agriculture, kingship, ...

From literature and music to interesting architectural components, planning officials said San Jose has a broad and diverse ...

In this paper, we propose a visual analytics approach to construct a data driven view of Roman history based on a large collection of Wikipedia articles. Extracting and enabling the discovery of ...

Catholic cardinals broke tradition on Thursday (May 8, 2025) and elected the first U.S. Pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a ...

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“Service by individuals with a current diagnosis or history of, or exhibiting symptoms consistent with, gender dysphoria is not in the best interest of the Military Services and is not clearly ...

Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440 TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty The 267th pope has chosen his new name: Pope Leo XIV. Born with his ...

Thousands cheered in St. Peter’s Square on Thursday when white smoke emerged over the Vatican, signaling the election of a new pope. He was introduced as Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal ...

The Holy See Press Office, on Friday, unveiled the official schedule for Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. His Inaugural Mass will take place at 10am (Rome time ...

India and Pakistan have been in conflict since independence. But what sparks each new round of military engagement? Our visual timeline takes you through the years, telling you what happened, why it ...