Dill has been widely used as a medicinal herb for at least 5,000 years, especially to ease digestion. In fact, its seeds were served...

The plan of a Roman garden was dictated by the topography, the garden’s effect on the surrounding buildings, and the availability of...

One reason Alexander was considered great is he had a great tutor. His father, Philip, chose Aristotle to instruct his 13-year-old son....

Miriam herself will tell you that solving the murder of that sailor was the most baffling case of her career: “He couldn’t have died from...

In last week’s blog, we saw that the word for salt is the basis for the word for salary. It is also the basis for the word salad, since...

In Ancient Rome, salt was so valuable that it was sometimes used as payment for soldiers (hence the word “salary” and the term “earning...

Fruit wines are fermented alcoholic beverages made from various ingredients other than grapes. In particular, pomegranate wine has been...

A team of scientists at the University of Bristol have been studying this dinosaur’s cloaca. Most vertebrates, such as birds and living...

Of course, you remember him, the serial killer who eats his victims in the film based on Thomas Harris’s classic thriller. Before...

In THE DEADLIEST SPORT, Judah accompanies Miriam to the games to see her twin brother perform in the arena for presumably his last bout:...