Albucasis was among the most respected physicians and surgeons of the medieval period. He is remembered for his breakthroughs in surgery, as well as for his medical encyclopedia, which was used in medical schools in Europe until the seventeenth ce...

The stories and myths of India are a rich and varied tapestry unlike any other in the world. Their purpose is greater than just entertainment: they are examples of how to live, or not live, a good life. Placed within a context of history, archaeol...

The legends and myths of the Native American tribes¿the Navajo, Cherokee, Lakota, Chippewa, Iroquois, Abenaki, and many more¿offer a rich tapestry of spirituality, folk beliefs, communal tribal memory, and natural history, where everything in na...

Each year, roughly 3 million Americans, including teens, abuse drugs that most people assume are safe. These are drugs prescribed by doctors or bought in a pharmacy. Students will learn to identify the most commonly abused and why people develop a...