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September 20, 2020

Zenovia takes one last look at the city of Tadmor. Painting by Herbert Schmaltz. From Wikimedia

Zenobia rebels against the Empire

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Zenobia was the queen of Tamar during the Roman rule in the region. After the king's death, she decided to rebel against the empire and conquered considerable territories, from the Nile to the Euphrates. Although her reign did not last many years, she was recognized as an educated, ambitious and very brave woman
As the word spread and panic gripped the public, the city officials ordered the killing of London's cats and dogs on the assumption that the fleas they carry were spreading the deadly bacteria. The assumption was not wrong - fleas do indeed carry the disease-causing bacteria - but the trustees of public health forgot an important factor in the equation: the rats. Photo: H. Zell, Wikimedia.

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A potter makes water jugs in the city of Ahmedabad in India. Photo: shutterstock

The hidden signature of the artist

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Researchers from the Hebrew University examined 300 water jugs in India and found that ethnic identity and local tradition may influence potters unconsciously, to the extent that they produce hidden "signatures" in standard vessels they produce without realizing it. This has applications from archeology to forensics
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