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This is a botanical illustration of the water mellon (Citrullus or Anguria) taken from Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 "A Curious Herbal," plate 157.

This is a botanical illustration of the wine grape (Vitis vinifera) taken from Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 "A Curious Herbal," plate 153.

This is a botanical illustration of the black mulberyy (Morus nigra vulgaris) taken from Elizabeth Blackwell's 1737 "A Curious Herbal," plate 153.

El Greco (and workshop)Pentecost, ca.1600Oil on canvas275 cm x 127 cmMuseo Nacional del Prado, Madrid

Genome mapping reveals the tensions between ‘origins’ and ‘homelands’. Our genetic ‘origins’ are probabilistic, not deterministic, because they show our ancestors’ mobility across space, not that they were born into a ‘homeland’ within a particular…

Istanbul, general view of Tophane district and the Bosphorus.

View from Tophane Hill, looking northeast towards Dolmabahçe Mosque and Palace

This collage shows the consecutive transformations of the Rotunda as result of changes in the religious and political regime in Salonika