Shaka was the legendary South African king best known for uniting many warring tribes to establish the Zulu Empire in the early 1800s. His life has been immortalized many times in both TV shows and movies portrayed as a driven...
Since man looked up into the heavens eons ago, the planet Mars has always been a source of wonder. From the Ancient Egyptians, Arab mathematicians and astronomers to Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Galileo, many have looked...
When the COVID19 pandemic hit, the world almost came to a grinding halt. The magnitude of the economic upheaval it caused was similar to what the USA experienced during the Great Depression. With government-enforced lockdowns,...
Heinrich Himmler was the Reichsführer - or Commander - of the Schutzstaffel, or the SS, the military arm of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party. Born in Munich in 1900, Himmler's father was a respected professor and his mother, a...
India is a vibrant country, full of colors, with a checkered history, and its exotic vibe (and chaotic energy) adds to its excitement. With almost 1.4 billion citizens, it is also one of the most populated countries. And not...
From the late 1960s to the late 1990s, Northern Ireland went into a violent period called the Troubles. On one side of the conflict were Roman Catholic (the Republicans) who wanted Northern Ireland to separate from the United...
This feature delves into the social behavior of the apes, the closest animal counterparts to humans. It highlights the evolution of the species and how they compare to human...
For the last four decades, Russian animator Yuri Norstein and his wife Francheska Yarbusova have been working on one movie, an animated full-length feature film called "The...
One of the most consistent sources of conflict for the last 5,000 years has been the battle between civilization (or city builder) and barbarism (or nomad). Throughout the entire...
Dolphins are considered among the most intelligent animals in the world, some say second to humans and smarter than primates. These small cetaceans live in complex, cultured societies, have highly developed communication...
Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological disorder that has no cure. It causes extreme stiffness in the limbs and uncontrollable shaking and tremors, among other symptoms. It...
In this technological age, it can be difficult to maintain privacy and keep personal information out of the public eye. It is difficult to do so as a private citizen and even more...
A man with luggage sitting in an airport terminal is not such a strange sight. One that does so for more than 18 years is however quite peculiar. This feature is about Mehran Karimi...
Technological advancement has been quite beneficial to society in several ways, making it easier to navigate, communicate, and access goods and services. Oftentimes, the benefits of...