Tag: Ages

Parenting in the Digital Age: The Solution is in your hands!

A few years ago, one of my friends, who was somewhat devoted to me and listened to me, asked me for help in raising his child. She complained that her son doesn’t listen to her and makes friends with people who, in her opinion, are not suitable people to be friends with. I told him only one se...

Ask Ethan: What were the ???dark ages??? of the Universe?

Today, in all directions, no matter where we look, there are luminous sources of energy to behold. Stars, galaxies, nebulae, and even energy-emitting black holes populate the Universe wherever matter has clumped and clustered together sufficiently. Even though there are great cosmic voids that span ...

What was it like when the cosmic dark ages ended?

For 550 million years, neutral atoms blocked the light made in stars from traveling freely through the Universe. Here’s how it then changed. Forming stars sounds like the easiest thing in the Universe to do, given enough time. However, making stars that are actually visible to an observer i...

Curiosity Killed The Cat: The role of cats from the Roman Period to the Late Medieval Ages

During the early years of the Roman period, cats were not used for their mousing abilities. Instead, polecats and ferrets were commonly used for vermin control. However, this attitude towards cats changed in the 4th century when the Roman Palladius recommended using cats instead of ferrets to catch ...