“The Fall of Babylon” by English painter John Martin depicting Cyrus the Great’s forces overwhelming the Babylonian army. Circa 1831. Source: CC BY 4.0 by the Wellcome Collection.

Of War & Hope: Lessons From History For Israel & Iran

Once again history repeats itself. The Middle East finds itself in the grip of a catastrophic conflict, with recent missile exchanges between Israel and Iran inflicting devastating losses. Recent missile strikes, including one targeting Israel’s Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva, and retaliatory airstrikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, have left devastation in their wake.

Zoomed in photograph of the dragon mummy. From the No. 47 Bulletin of Office of the Shōsōin Treasure House.

Hidden Identity of the ‘Dragon’ Mummy Revealed At Last

On this year 2025’s Father’s Day weekend, the film live adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon has dazzled audiences everywhere. The movie’s cutting-edge visual effects conjures the amazing imagery and magic of dragons, which in turn, has renewed peoples’ deep fascination for these mythic creatures with fresh hot energy. The film even soared to

Mouth of a mandrill – the modern world’s largest monkey. By Belgianchocolate. Source: CC BY 4.0

A Time When Giant Monkeys Haunted Our Early Ancestors

In Earth’s grand evolutionary tale, some creatures influenced the lives of our ancestors by sharing their environments, rather than contributing to their direct lineage. On top of that, these creatures may have posed immense hazards to our primeval ancestors. Among them is Dinopithecus, the “terrible baboon.” This extinct supersized primate once roamed the landscapes of

Forged hoax of a furry trout displayed at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum, Ocean City, Maryland, USA. By Ryan Somma. Source: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Something Fishy Going On: Rumors of the Furry Trouts

Things are gonna get quite fishy—or rather furry—in this most curious story time of an article. Let us first dive deep into the reflective waters of North America’s lakes and rivers where Nature presents us with a wealth of wonders. Hidden beneath the waters exists a tale as peculiar as it is charming: that of

Zeus (Jupiter) observing the world of mortals from above, as eagles drive his chariot. By Flemish engraver Jan Sadeler I after Maarten de Vos. Circa 1585. Source: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

When Zeus ‘Ate’ The Creator to Become Supreme God 

Zeus’s rise to ultimate power wasn’t just forged by thunderbolts and battles with Titans—it was an act of divine transcendence, rooted in an ancient Orphic tradition often overshadowed by Hesiod’s Theogony. Hesiod’s genesis account gives us a divine family tree of order and rebellion—a genesis filled with clashes and conquests. However, Hesiod’s genesis isn’t the

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