Aloe is a broadly used plant in cosmetics, medicine, food, and much more. Coupled with the fact that it is…
The island of Enoshima is a popular tourist attraction near Kamakura, visited by tens of thousands of people daily. All…
Jack O'Legs was a mythical giant who, like Robin Hood, stole from the rich and gave to the poor. According…
The village of Leadhills originated as a community of lead miners working in the ore fields of the Lowther Hills…
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Built in 1799, this structure basically consists of a tall, vertical oak frame fitted with a heavy steel blade with…
Across the Daugava River from Riga's Old Town, just a short walk from the National Library of Latvia, sits a…
This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like…
If you search for images of suspension bridges in Pakistan, you'll see an array of impossibly long and impossibly rickety…
Charles Addams studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1930s. In 2001, the building at 200 S. 36th Street…