The clip clopping of horse hooves on a country lane. Barefoot children in straw hats and bonnets. Black buggies, barn raisings, and tables laden with pickles, casseroles and shoofly pie. These are the images that come to ...
Other
Apr 18, 2011
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Pope Benedict XVI's unanticipated resignation left pundits and parishioners alike speculating about the future of the Vatican.
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2013
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According to a recent Pew Center report, American Christianity remains in a nearly three-decade decline. Responding as "none" or "unaffiliated" on religious surveys, people increasingly identify as humanists, atheists, agnostics, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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The creation of genetically modified and entirely synthetic organisms continues to generate excitement as well as worry.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2015
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Archaeologists in Virginia began excavating three suspected graves at the original site of one of the nation's oldest Black churches on Monday, commencing a monthslong effort to learn who was buried there and how they lived.
Archaeology
Jul 19, 2022
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New DNA tests on the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II confirm their authenticity, Russia said Wednesday, after exhuming them in a bid to end a dispute with the Orthodox Church.
Archaeology
Nov 11, 2015
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Since ancient times, religious beliefs and practices have been a powerful force in shaping morality, justice, values and the things that influence a society.
Social Sciences
May 26, 2023
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A Japanese information technology company has agreed to digitize 3,000 Vatican manuscripts in a deal to make some of the Catholic Church's most historic documents available online.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 20, 2014
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The brick foundation of one of the nation's oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Virginia that continues to reckon with its past storytelling about the country's origins ...
Archaeology
Oct 8, 2021
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We can all agree humans need to reduce their impact on the environment. And while most of us think of this in terms of daily activities—such as eating less meat, or being water-wise—this responsibility actually extends ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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