The Fascinating History Behind These 24 Christmas Symbols

How did decorated trees, cut-out cookies and stockings by the fireplace become Christmas symbols? Christmas symbols we all ...
University of Nevada, Reno

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.

Ancient Rome’s fanciest glasses are full of cryptic symbols

Tiny symbols engraved into ancient Roman drinkware may be more than merely decorative accents. After two years of research, ...
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25 Intriguing Symbols and Facts to Astonish You

Most Bizarre Artifacts Ever Discovered On Construction Sites: 25 Things You Never Knew About The Earth: This is the logo of ...
New Scientist

Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform multiple tasks

Previous attempts at building a chemical computer have been too simple, too rigid or too hard to scale, but an approach based ...