A Turkish harem on the Acropolis? It"s most likely a Greek myth
The Acropolis of Athens counts among the world's greatest architectural and artistic monuments. Visitors come to admire the marble buildings that testify to the glory of Ancient Greece more than two millennia ago. Typically, only little attention is.....»»
Turkish astronomers investigate open cluster NGC 2509
Using data from ESA's Gaia satellite, astronomers from the Istanbul University have inspected a Galactic open cluster known as NGC 2509. Results of the study, published September 10 on the pre-print server arXiv, deliver important insights into the s.....»»
Floods wiped out quarter of Greek farm produce: experts
A quarter of Greece's annual agricultural production was wiped out in last week's deadly flash floods triggered by Storm Daniel, which drenched the central region of Thessaly, according to experts......»»
American explorer says he thought he would die during an 11-day ordeal in a Turkish cave
An American researcher who spent 11 days stuck in a Turkish cave after falling ill said Thursday that he thought he would die there before a complex international rescue operation got him out......»»
Disrupting the myth of water abundance in Ontario
Ontario may seem to be a water secure region, but new research out of the University of Waterloo challenges the myth of water abundance in the Great Lakes watershed......»»
American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill
Rescuers pulled an American researcher out of a Turkish cave early Tuesday, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance, officials said......»»
Trapped US explorer on verge of rescue from deep Turkish cave
Rescuers said on Monday they were only hours away from pulling to safety a US explorer trapped for more than a week, and suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding, deep in a Turkish cave......»»
New research debunks the gender pay gap myth that "women don"t ask"
For nearly two decades, the negotiation skills of working women have frequently been blamed for the gender pay gap. New research by Vanderbilt Professor Jessica A. Kennedy finds the gender difference in tendency to negotiate has now reversed, and the.....»»
Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM
Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster......»»
Debunking another myth surrounding low-income housing tax credits
A new study from Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy debunks a common belief about the impact of affordable housing on neighborhood property values. The researchers, led by Assistant Professor Brian Y. An, found that developments funded by the Low.....»»
Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey"s villagers
Kneeling in the morning shade under a tree, Osman Arslan brews tea behind a coal-fired power plant that rises above his Turkish Aegean village like a beast......»»
Greek fires rage unabated for a week
Greek firefighters struggled on Friday to contain scores of blazes stretching nationwide—the largest fires in the European Union this year......»»
New Black Myth: Wukong gameplay trailer debuts at Gamescom 2023
A brand-new trailer for Black Myth: Wukong has been revealed......»»
Object recognition through vision, hearing and touch—it"s time to let go of the learning styles myth
The idea that individual people are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and learn better if instructed according to these learning styles is one of the most enduring neuroscience myths in education......»»
Ditching the young entrepreneur myth: Research shows over-50s are the more radical innovators
Julie Wainwright—working as a CEO for almost two decades—was in her mid-50s when she created The RealReal platform for secondhand luxury. Harland Sanders was 62 when he started Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) restaurant chain, and Bernie Marcus was.....»»
Greek ecosystems face increasing fire risk, experts say
Two weeks of sweltering heat and wildfires have confirmed fears that Greece's ecosystem is under increasing risk, experts say......»»
Greece wildfires: How climate change is involved, and what we can do about it
Fanned by strong winds and record temperatures, wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes recently spread from the hilly interior to the densely populated coastline with astonishing speed, leaving authorities with the daunting task of evacuating thousa.....»»
Palm oil: The myth of corporate plantation efficiency is failing Indonesians and furthering inequality, say researchers
Palm oil is found in half the products sold in supermarkets and in biofuels. Around 50 percent of the world's supply is grown in Indonesia, mostly on massive plantations......»»
Thousands more evacuated as Greece battles wildfires
Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 more people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fought several wildfires in the heat-battered country......»»
Thousands flee Greek island fires as southern US swelters
Around 30,000 people were moved to safety on the Greek island of Rhodes where a wildfire burned on Saturday, while people in the southern United States struggled under a record-breaking heat wave......»»
High winds feared as Rhodes fire rages
High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters' battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where some 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate......»»