In Nashtifan, Iran, vertical-axis windmills made of clay, straw, and wood have milled grain for nearly 1,000 years. Dating back to between 700 and 900 CE, these structures represent the earliest ...

Ancient Persia pioneered air conditioning with windcatchers, refrigeration with yakhchals, and milling with windmills. These ...

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The prayers written by the ‘sweet singer of Israel’ have retained their hold for millennia.

Meopham Windmill is thought to date back to the 1820s A historic windmill in Kent is fully operational for the first time in more than 30 years following a restoration. Grade II* listed Meopham ...

HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — Beginning Oct. 1, admission to Windmill Island Gardens in Holland will be discounted for adults and free for kids on the weekends to celebrate an extension of the park’s record ...

If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, "Be my guest this time," accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before ...

President Donald Trump has lashed out at his old nemesis, renewable energy, in a bizarre rant involving “windmills” and birds supposedly getting fried on solar panels. Speaking to reporters aboard Air ...

India will soon manufacture 89.5 m windmill blades. A set of 45 such blades from China arrived at VOC port in Thoothukudi on Sunday evening for the Shanghai-based Envision Energy. These blades will be ...

One of Kent’s most iconic heritage landmarks is fully back in action for the first time in more than 30 years - and could soon taken on new uses. Meopham Windmill, which overlooks the village green in ...

Being loud is often the charge levelled against theatre productions that try to strike a chord with contemporary society— particularly with the socio-political conditions of their milieu. The play ...

FOR some time, most of those in their right mind have not had any doubt that all is not well with the superior judiciary. Now, even the hardiest of sceptics have been forced off the fence. The ...