Greek Reporter22h
From Ancient Greek Carob Seeds to Modern Carats: The Origins of a Precious Measurement
The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.
Texas Monthly11h
One of the Rarest of Texas’s Rare Plants Might Be Growing in Your Neighbor’s Garden
I recently went looking for one of the rarest of Texas’s rare plants in what seemed like an odd place: near the middle of ...