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That Odysseus took his time, 19 years, getting home to Ithaca from the Trojan War is the story Homer engraved in the 'Odyssey.' But exactly when did he rejoin his […]

To the Editor: Re ''Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse'' (June 24): Constantino Baikouzis and Marcelo O. Magnasco concede that for Homer to know about the eclipse ''seems unlikely because it would entail the transmission through oral tradition of information about an eclipse occurring maybe five centuries before.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

To the Editor: Re 'Homecoming of Odysseus May Have Been in Eclipse' (June 24): Constantino Baikouzis and Marcelo O. Magnasco concede that for Homer to know about the eclipse 'seems […]

An exhibition of 18th century Italian paintings is being staged at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille, France. The artists exhibited include Alessandro Magnasco, Bernardo Bellotto and Jan Frans Bloemen.

Can a mouse learn a new song? Such a question might seem whimsical. Though humans have lived alongside mice for at least 15,000 years, few of us have ever heard [...]

In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists documented behavior in a captive cephalopod that they say looks very similar to a bad dream. Costello the octopus was [...]

In a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, scientists documented behavior in a captive cephalopod that they say looks very similar to a bad dream. Costello the octopus was [...]

Byline: Laura Spinney For centuries, shepherds from the small village of Aas in the French Pyrenees led their sheep and cattle up to mountain pastures for the summer months. To [...]

Contract notice: road works - program 2019tranche closes: chemin du vieux moulinoptional tranches:. optional slice a: mesplet road. optional tranche b: mariet road.Small. optional slice c: ilos road. optional section [...]

This issue of the UNDERWATER NATURALIST covers the winter months of December 1997--March 1998. During these months, we received 160 striped bass returns. Where do these fish go in the [...]

AARON BROSNAN; ST. JOHN'S PREP: Brosnan helped key the Eagles' first unbeaten season in school history, winning the Div. 1 state title in the 100 free and finishing fourth in […]

SAL BARBA ST. JOHN'S (SHREWSBURY) Barba added to the record book this season when he broke the state mark in the 100-yard freestyle during the Division 1 state meet. The […]

Just days after Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino invited parents to enroll their children in the city's improving schools, parents encountered "chaos" yesterday as registration opened. On the fourth-floor of […]

The Baroque is clearly back with us with a vengeance, in critical focus and public favour everywhere, and quite right too. And what with The Genius of Rome only just [...]

On a damp May day in 1527, the army of Charles V of Spain broke through the defenses of Rome and entered the city, pillaging as it went. But an […]

SMALL museums with a quantity of curious objects and a sufficient number of masterpieces are always a pleasure to visit. When they also reflect the taste of an enlightened 19th-century […]

LEAD: 'THE most mysterious city in Italy,' a British critic said to me, a man who knows Italy better than most Italians. And, no matter how often I visit Genoa, […]