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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 28, 2026
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What would Francis of Assisi make of his fame today? (opens the original)
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One could safely say that Francis of Assisi's life — and afterlife — is defined by paradox. He embraced poverty, yet lies entombed today in a grand basilica with frescoes by renowned medieval artists in his native Assisi in central Italy. He advocated meekness, yet hundreds of thousands venerated his remains when they went on public display earlier this year to commemorate 800 years since his death on October 3, 1226. So, why has this Catholic saint inspired papal encyclicals, ecological activis
Hunger stones: The history behind 'if you see me, weep' (opens the original)
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As Europe's rivers recede during periods of drought, long-hidden traces of the past have resurfaced. Alongside Nazi-era shipwrecks, unexploded World War II bombs and prehistoric mammoth remains, some rivers reveal history literally written in stone. One such inscription, in German, reads: "Wenn du mich siehst, dann weine" — "If you see me, weep." These words are etched on a hunger stone in the Elbe River near Decin in Czechia, close to the German border. Hunger stones, or "Hungersteine" in Germa
From petitions to memes: How students made dissent visible (opens the original)
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On July 22, 2026, in rainy Mumbai, India, a casually dressed young woman stepped in front of a slow-moving police van carrying detained students. She placed her palm on the hood, forcing the vehicle to stop. Mobile phones captured the moment from every angle. She too, raised her own phone and recorded the encounter. Within hours, the clip spread across India and beyond. It became one of the defining visuals of the Cockroach Janta Party protests, a movement in which students demanded transparency
How vanilla's history is not so … 'vanilla' (opens the original)
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Vanilla is almost everywhere — in ice creams, cough syrups, cleaning products and perfumes. Its ubiquity, thanks to the cheaper and widely available synthetic vanillin, has over time earned it synonymity with "ordinary" or "plain" in the English language. Yet natural vanilla is one of the most labor‑intensive crops on Earth and one of the most chemically complex, containing more than 200 aromatic compounds. As the world's second-most expensive spice after saffron, it sells between $100 and $600
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