Wally Funk, the oldest woman to venture to space, dies at 87
Wally Funk, a pioneering aviator who volunteered to be an astronaut for NASA’s “Women in Space Program” in 1961, has died at the age of 87. Funk handed away at…
VIDEO: Inside one of Turkey’s oldest working hamams
Ever puzzled what it’s wish to step again in time to the sixteenth century and expertise a Turkish hamam that was match for the Ottomans? NCS Producer Leroy Ah Ben…
At Africa’s Oldest Gay Bar, Queer Cape Towners Are Still Finding a Home
This essay is a part of Going Out, a collection of tales celebrating LGBTQIA+ journey. Cafe Manhattan, the oldest queer bar and restaurant in Africa, sits at a literal crossroads:…
Oldest known evidence of plague found in prehistoric cemeteries
Summary Ancient DNA from 5,500-year-old Siberian graves reveals a beforehand unknown plague pressure that killed members of hunter-gatherer communities. The newly found pressure contained a genetic superantigen that researchers say…
Ukraine oldest church burns after deadly Russian barrage
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Paris’ oldest bridge becomes a giant cave in new art installation
The French artist JR, recognized for his playful and infrequently large-scale installations, is unveiling one in all his greatest initiatives to this point: ‘Wrapping’ Pont Neuf, the oldest standing bridge…