Their marriage in 1895 marked the start of a partnership that was soon to achieve results of world significance following Henri Becquerel's discovery in 1896 of a new phenomenon, which Marie later called 'radioactivity'.
In the discussion that followed Hudson's publication of N's claims, a reader disputed the Mezzofanti story, saying he found it absolutely preposterous, and pointing out how long it would take to learn 72 languages.
Their throats cut, the blood of the vanquished drained into a cup and the cup was then drunk by a God-like deity. It was, the archaeologists slowly realized, a story not of war but ritual combat followed by human sacrifice.
Evidence of the region's climatic history suggested that at around AD 560 to AD 650 there was a thirty-year period of exceptionally wet weather, followed by a severe drought lasting another thirty years.
Nelson Mandela is being remembered across the globe following his death at age 95. He became an icon for racial equality during a decades-long struggle against South Africa's apartheid system.
When a foraging line is broken up the ants separated from the main party begin following one another in a circle called an ant mill. They'll march until they die.
When a foraging line is broken up the ants separated from the main party begin following one another in a circle called an ant mill. They'll march until they die.
A gang of young men harassed Mukherjee — following her, hissing lewd comments. After she threatened to go to the police, they sneaked into her house and poured acid on her while she slept, melting away much of her face.
As the athletes glide across the water, a swarm of coaches follows alongside on a parallel concrete path, pedaling as their charges paddle, with only a thin strip of grass separating them.
As the athletes glide across the water, a swarm of coaches follows alongside on a parallel concrete path, pedaling as their charges paddle, with only a thin strip of grass separating them.
As the athletes glide across the water, a swarm of coaches follows alongside on a parallel concrete path, pedaling as their charges paddle, with only a thin strip of grass separating them.
The Punan people believe that a large helmeted hornbill guards the river between life and death. Their call is described as hoots followed by maniacal laughter.
The Punan people believe that a large helmeted hornbill guards the river between life and death. Their call is described as hoots followed by maniacal laughter.
A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Maldonado escaped the settlement and fled into the jungle. As night fell, she heard a call that drew her closer. It was a cry of pain. She followed the sound to a cave where she found a puma that had just given birth.