The Great London [05/26/22] 

  • United Kingdom: Athenians’ association sues Britain for Parthenon Sculptures

    A private citizen’s group called the “Athenians’ Association” said on Thursday they filed a lawsuit at the European Court of Human Rights against the United Kingdom over the removal of the Parthenon Marbles by Lord Elgin in the 19th century, the association said in a press conference in Plaka on Thursday.Visitors look at the Parth…

  • Natural Heritage: More infectious diseases emerging because of climate change

    The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable result of climate change, says a noted zoologist affiliated with the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.In some areas of Costa Rica, howler monkeys like this one are …

  1. Major London exhibition of Russian and Greek Icons
  2. Explore the magical ruins of Petra on Google Street View
  3. Virtual Museum of Alexander the Great on the internet
  4. Ashmolean Museum's Egyptian gems seen in new light
  5. Exhibition aims to comprehensively explain human origins