Joseph Bennington-Castro

2 weeks ago | history.com | Joseph Bennington-Castro

Across civilizations, few ancient statues survive the passage of time unscathed. Some sculptures lose their arms and others their head, yet a surprising number are missing just a nose. While this defacement is sometimes due to accidental damage, it’s more often the result of natural processes or deliberate destruction. Why would people deliberately remove statues’ noses? In many ancient cultures, statues weren’t just art—they held spiritual or symbolic power.

3 weeks ago | history.com | Joseph Bennington-Castro

By: Joseph Bennington-Castro These establishments have long been places of refuge for queer people. Getty ImagesPublished: June 06, 2025Last Updated: June 06, 2025It’s no surprise that some of the major events in the United States’ gay rights movement, including the 1966 “Sip In” protest at Julius’ and the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, occurred in bars.

Sep 24, 2023 | everydayhealth.com | Joseph Bennington-Castro

Yersinia pestis is a type of disease-causing bacteria that causes all three forms of plague — bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Bubonic plague is widely known as the disease behind the devastating “Black Death” of the European Middle Ages that killed up to 60 percent of the European population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The name of the bacteria comes from doctor and bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin, who discovered that Y.

Sep 1, 2023 | everydayhealth.com | Joseph Bennington-Castro

Several different types of medication may be prescribed to people who have multiple sclerosis (MS). Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can prevent acute MS attacks, or relapses, and slow the progression of the disease, thereby preventing physical and cognitive disability. Other drugs, primarily corticosteroids, are used to help control severe symptoms during relapses.

Jul 28, 2023 | everydayhealth.com | Joseph Bennington-Castro

Candida albicans is a species of yeast — a single-celled fungus — that’s a normal part of the microbes that live in your gastrointestinal tract. Small amounts of the yeast also live in various warm, moist areas throughout the body, including the mouth, rectum, vagina, and parts of your skin, notes the Cleveland Clinic. Its numbers are naturally kept in check by the bacteria and other microorganisms that make up your microbiome, the community of microorganisms that inhabit your body.