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A Tenth Planet? Or Just Eight?

—By Borgna Brunner In 2003 the dating of an Ethiopian Homo sapiens fossil, “Herto Man,” was hailed as a milestone in paleoanthropology. At 160,000 years old, Herto Man was a full 50,000 years…

Numbers: 3

Numbers Chapter 3 1 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron;…

Christina Rossetti: Lady Maggie

Lady MaggieYou must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear, For I'm Lady of the Manor now stately to see; And if there comes a babe, as there may some happy year, 'Twill be little…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Bones

The BonesAnatomy and PhysiologyThe BonesThe Parts of a BoneThat's the Long and Short of ItThe More Things Change …Now with a Self-Repairing Option! Skeleton is an interesting word; big fat…

Brewer's: Cavell

or Cavel. A parcel or allotment of land measured by a cord or cable. (German, kabel, whence kaveln, to assign by lot.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…