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‘The sun has been eaten’: A brief history of solar eclipses
Astronomy: the corona of the sun, viewed during a total solar eclipse. Process print after a photograph, 1871. Source: Wellcome Collection For most of human history, cosmic events weren’t understood to be the simple result of physics—instead, they were messages from the divine or omens regarding the future. This is especially true for a total
How taro is eaten around the world
History & CultureThe root vegetable is one of the world’s oldest cultivated food plants—and parts of it can actually be poisonous if eaten raw. Here’s how it’s prepared from South Africa to the Pacific Islands.Published July 11, 20237 min readTaro is a starchy root vegetable that’s beloved by people all over the world, from the