Mid-20th-century nude glamour photographers used chiaroscuro lighting to create artistic shadows, obscuring parts of the body to skirt censorship. This technique, inspired by classical paintings, kept images sensual yet refined, pushing artistic boundari
The word “chivalry” comes from the French cheval, which can be translated as "horse soldiery", but later in the 14th century it became associated with knightly ideals.
Mount Everest is growing every year. The high erosion of the combined rivers supercharged Everest's growth, adding around two millimeters of additional height each year.
Astronomers found white dwarf-main sequence binaries in young star clusters using machine learning and Gaia data. The 52 candidates provide insights into stellar evolution, Type Ia supernovae, and gravitational waves, linking early and late binary star p
The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a 'coprolite') is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur a
