India, Nov. 7 -- It is a malfunction of the heart, said the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri. His wasn't the only evocative descriptions of burnout. Some medieval writers called it the "noo... Read More
India, Nov. 1 -- "Young people today are contending with more powerful forces than I ever faced." That was British clinical psychologist Peter Fonagy, in a report on mental health conditions known as ... Read More
India, Oct. 18 -- Native Americans hid in buffalo hides and feathers as they stalked their prey. Irish hunters covered themselves in branches. Thousands of years later, the trick would be used in war.... Read More
India, Oct. 17 -- Native Americans hid in buffalo hides and feathers as they stalked their prey. Irish hunters covered themselves in branches. As much as 48,000 years ago, a cave painting in Indonesia... Read More
India, Oct. 11 -- There's a science to the sounds that make horror movies so scary. It turns out that the best soundscapes have a certain set of things in common; things that awaken parts of our brain... Read More
India, Sept. 19 -- The oldest known reference to a kiss comes via a clay model from Mesopotamia, dated to 1800 BCE. It takes the form of an image of a couple, on a cuneiform clay tablet, in a story ab... Read More
India, Sept. 13 -- Once we'd harnessed fire, there could be revelry after dark. Then, as early cities took shape, the revelry became a commodity, as bars, taverns and gambling dens emerged. The earlie... Read More
India, Sept. 13 -- Are we facing a "nightlife apocalypse" or will there be a rebound? "I have hopes in Generation Alpha. When they come of age it's likely that they will reject phone culture. They may... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- Scattered across rural West Bengal are small monuments, mainly temples, mosques and tombs, made of baked earth. They are unusual for a number of reasons. First, they need sustained... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- Scattered across rural West Bengal are small monuments, mainly temples, mosques and tombs, made of baked earth. They are unusual for a number of reasons. First, they need sustained... Read More