When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

“The artist who, in the shadow of the throne of His Majesty, has become a master of calligraphy is Muhammad Husain of Kashmir ...

A newly translated papyrus found in Israel provides information about criminal cases and slave ownership in the Roman Empire.

The third wave of AI will bring us to a pivotal moment in the evolution of work, where the emergence of autonomous agents ...

This is the Arabic placement. It is a proficiency-based exam aiming at identifying your level of proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic. The exam tests for high elementary, intermediate and high ...

What was your first-ever favorite song? Who was there to listen to it and maybe even sing along with you? By Shannon Doyne If you could have a perfect weekend, how would you spend it? Where would ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...