Bees also indulge: researchers have found that intoxicated bees fly, work, dance, and interact with their hive-mates less, instead spending more time sitting still and grooming themselves. In their ...

Scorpions can also sacrifice their tails to survive. When a predator grabs a Ananteris balzani scorpion by the tail, the ...

This deep-sea dweller isn’t exactly a beauty. It has a long, shovel-shaped snout, a flabby body, and a tail with an ...

If a geisha wanted to offer sexual services, she would risk punishment, as it was legally forbidden for her to engage in ...

The Celts emerged in Central Europe, particularly in the regions that are now Austria, Switzerland, southern Germany, and ...

The Pax Romana (Latin for "Roman Peace") refers to a period of relative peace and stability across the Roman Empire that ...

In the Middle Ages, flowers and plants were imbued with rich symbolism, deeply connected to religion, culture, and literature. This period saw plants associated with virtues, vices, biblical ...

The Aedui (or Haedui) were a powerful Celtic tribe in ancient Gaul (modern-day France), who played a significant role in ...

Napoleon's Mamelukes were an elite cavalry unit composed of former Mamluks, who had initially fought against Napoleon’s ...

Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy, gained control of Egypt. How did he and his ...

The early Middle Ages saw the rise of a new social body in Europe: the nobility. This group quickly gained prominence within the monarchy, acquiring titles and privileges that gradually became ...