In the recent science updates, we featured a collection of comets, a baffling light source at the core of our galaxy, the sensation of time accelerating as we age, and the potential revival of Neanderthals.(Image credit: Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo…
In fact, it's not a dance, but a symptom of a disease, and its name combines symptoms, superstitions, beliefs, and much more. However, such diseases still exist today. People simply feared “St. Vitus's Dance.” After all, the church could declare…
The name Avsen sounds like a perfect fit: everything seems immediately clear—autumn, the fading sun, the harvest, grandfather's songs. You want to give him the “seasonal minister's portfolio” and say: here he is, the master of the time of leaf…
…”Only once in a lifetime does one meet…” – Isabella Yuryeva once sang lyrically, but without justification. No. There are plenty of meetings, and half of them (well, almost) are meetings with beauty. For example, Julian is a singer. He…
The laws of physics do not prohibit this, and ducks themselves do not mind eating a bun of white bread for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. However, poultry farmers do not advise feeding the inhabitants of city ponds with bread, and…
We're no longer pagans, but Christian and pagan traditions coexist in our minds in a strange way. We dye eggs for Easter and don't take out the trash after sunset, keep holy water at home, and take an old broom…