The two Greek words – “philo”, which means love and “sophia”, which means wisdom are the beginnings of the word we use today: Philosophy, the love of wisdom.
Wherever there is conflict in the world and enemies have agreed to let a neutral force come in to maintain the peace, it is usually the familiar blue helmets of the United Nations that we see on the scene.
The concept of peace is a very important one in cultures all over the world. There are certain symbols which people recognise as representing peace. Let's look at the origins of a few of them.
There are 50 trillion cells in the human body, 206 bones, and 32 teeth. There is also at least one part of the body for every letter of the English alphabet. Can you guess what these 25 definitions are?
One of the most interesting findings of the census of 2001 was that a million people were missing. Should we be happy that we have more space and less mouths to feed? I don’t know.
In 2004 the Olympic Games returned to its home in Greece, where it began around 3000 years ago. The first recorded Olympic festival took place in 776 BC, and sport was only one part of the festival.
Fela Kuti returned to Nigeria and invented his own style which was called 'afrobeat': a mixture of American funk rhythms and jazz improvisation with African percussion and vocals.
Tucked away in the Pacific Ocean, here the sun seems to slip more slowly across the sky, perhaps thanks to Maui, a legendary Maori demi-god, whose magic fishing net caught the sun.
Humans have been using names since prehistoric times but although all cultures use names, the ways that we have of naming our children differ from place to place.
Here's a look at three popular mountain sports – Snowboarding, BASE Jumping and Rock Climbing - and some environmental problems facing mountains and the people who live on them.
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