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Tales of a Muslim group of drug-fueled, stealth killers stir imaginations, but stray far from the true history of the Nizari Ismaili state. The ruins of the Nizari fortress of Masayf in Syria. The Nizari Ismailis, often referred to by the pejorative term …
Representation of Universe in Jain cosmology in form of a lokapurusa or cosmic man. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search – According to Jain doctrine, the universe and its constituents—soul, matter, space, time, and principles of motion—have always …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 04 – New research has uncovered a link between gut molecules and early death induced by sleep deprivation. megija/Depositphotos. – Poor sleep is known to affect human health in all kinds of harmful ways, with studies linking it …
By Quinn Armstrong – The early 1800s proved to be an interesting time. This period experienced one of the earliest recorded instances of global climate change. In addition, the War of 1812 ended; Napoleon Bonaparte lost at Waterloo; and Otto von Bismarck was …
As Brood IX takes flight for the first time in 17 years, cicada lovers have their ears open. An adult magicicada cicada requires 17 years to complete development. (Getty Images / Ed Reschke) By Max Levy, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Jun 03 – Around this …
Unraveling the jazzy life of a snazzy style. Cab Calloway called the zoot suit “the ultimate in clothes.” (AGIP – Rue des Archives / Granger, NYC)– By Alice Gregory, Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe – It was June 1943 when the riots broke out. …
One in four cowboys was black. So why aren’t they more present in popular culture? This image appeared in cowboy Nat Love’s privately published autobiography. (Corbis) – By Katie Nodjimbadem, SmithsonianMag.Com – In his 1907 autobiography, cowboy Nat Love recounts stories from his …
So-called gynandromorphs are rare, but they can teach us a lot about development and evolution. The face of a sweat bee (Megalopta amoena) that is half female (viewer’s left, bee’s right) and half male (viewer’s right, bee’s left) (Chelsey Ritner / Utah State …
Pioneers and early archaeologists credited distant civilizations, not Native Americans, with building these sophisticated complexes. View of Monks Mound from Woodhenge Circle (Photo courtesy of Sarah E. Baires) – By Sarah E. Baires, Zócalo Public Square SmithsonianMag.Com – Around 1100 or 1200 A.D., …
Walking 20 minutes can add to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $4000 per month. My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he was 60. Now he’s …
