A Paris court has sentenced Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping three women.The verdict follows a separate conviction in Switzerland two years earlier for a different sexual assault.The case in France surfaced in 2017 amid the wider Me Too movement, when two of the three complainants first went public. The women said the assaults took place in...

Surgery has been practiced for thousands of years, evolving from crude procedures to sophisticated medical interventions. The earliest recorded surgeries date back to prehistoric times, with evidence found in ancient human skulls.Trepanation: The Oldest Known Surgery (~7000 BCE)The earliest form of surgery was trepanation, a procedure where a hole was drilled or scraped into the...

The evolution of the camera is a fascinating journey through time, blending art, science, and technology. From the earliest experiments with light and shadow to today's advanced digital photography, the history of cameras reflects humanity’s enduring desire to capture and preserve moments.The Beginnings: Camera ObscuraThe term camera obscura, meaning "dark chamber" in Latin, refers to the...