Encyclopaedia Britannica: After 244 years in print, only digital copies sold Encyclopaedia Britannica cost $1400 for a full 32-volume print edition. Only 4,000 are left in stock. Now, the Encyclopaedia Britannica will only be available in digital versions. By Christine ...
By Matthew Kalman, Jerusalem In a case that has roiled scholars around the world in a broad range of disciplines, the Jerusalem District Court on Wednesday acquitted an Israeli antiquities collector, Oded Golan, of forging dozens of priceless archaeological artifacts, including ...
During his first appearance before a large group of Binghamton alumni, President Harvey Stenger shared that a graduate had e-mailed him to suggest the University change its name. The reason behind the unusual request: Microsoft Word doesn’t recognize “Binghamton.” In ...
New findings on lost mural March 13 2012 at 09:53am By Sapa-AP The search for Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari is being conducted in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio. The project is being led by the National Geographic Society and ...
This February 2012 photo provided by Heritage Auctions in Dallas shows a movie poster for the 1931 film “The Public Enemy” featuring James Cagney. This and other rare classic movie theater posters found in a northeastern Pennsylvania attic are scheduled ...
Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time By CLARKE CANFIELD, Associated Press SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Researchers have pieced together what’s believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile (5-by-8-kilometer) Titanic debris field and hope it ...
by Gail Glover The town of Gilboa in upstate New York is famous for being the location of some of the earliest tree fossils. But after a new round of excavation, scientists are piecing together a view of the floor ...
Where we used to live – new website of maps from the past launched The broadest single collection of historical maps from around the world is now available online. The JISC-funded Old Maps Online, described by its creators as like Google ...