Lisa StowellThe Sack of Thessaloniki in 904 - Medievalists.netmedievalists.net - Medievalists.netBy Anne Thériault Early tenth-century Thessaloniki was a jewel in the crown of the Byzantine Empire, second in greatness only to Constantinople …
Lisa StowellThe Roman General Who Actually Died in Bed, Not Battlehistorynet.com - Matthew T. BeazleyAncient Rome was blessed with many great military leaders over its long, tumultuous and often glorious history. In the 1st century BC in particular …
Lisa Stowell1:02Timelapse Footage Captures Geminid Meteor at Its PeakStoryfulA photographer in the Philippines captured footage of the Geminid meteor shower in the early hours of December 14, as it reached its annual peak.Glenn Tubon told Storyful that he recorded the timelapse from Lupao, in the Nueva Ecija province of the Philippines, between midnight and 5 am on December 14. In the footage, meteors can be seen shooting across the starry night sky.According to NASA, the meteors appear to radiate from a point in the constellation of Gemini and are produced by the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Credit: Glenn Tubon via Storyful
Lisa StowellPlastic Rain Is a Now a Thing, And We've Underestimated Just How Heavy It Isverified_publisherScienceAlert - Carly CassellaA plastic mist descends from the sky each day. You can't see it. Or feel it. It has no smell or taste. But researchers think we are seriously …
Lisa StowellThe Unification of Japan: A Century of Turmoilthecollector.com - Michael SmathersThe Sengoku Jidai, or the Age of Warfare, was Japan’s most dynamic and chaotic period. Dozens of daimyo, or feudal lords, fought incessantly for …
Lisa StowellTutankhamun’s tomb: How scientists solved the mystery of its hidden roomssciencefocus.com - Dylan BickerstaffeA century ago, Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered. But even today, controversy still rages over whether it contains undiscovered chambers. Here, an …
