There was a group of hominins, those creatures more closely related to us than to chimpanzees, that did take a different, parallel journey from our ancestors. Our paths ran beside each other - and potentially even crossed at times - but...

Natural selection can lead to some pretty amazing adaptations, but sometimes the resulting traits aren’t the most efficient solutions to the problems at hand. With the bar set to “good enough,” here are some features that arose from...

The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...