High-resolution photography at the turquoise mines of Serabit el-Khadem in Egypt’s south-central Sinai Peninsula highlighted ...

When Vikings sailed the North Sea in the 10th century, they recorded their exploits in runes, but that ancient alphabet is ...

From Regency-era "fan flirting" to online dating, we decipher the timeless looks, signs and gifts that signal secret love.

As Whitman wrote: “I exist as I am, that is enough./ If no other in the world be aware I sit content,/ And if each and all be ...

Topics Diophantus, Alexandria, Mathematics, Greek, Fermat's theorem Publisher Cambridge : University Press Collection cdl; americana Contributor University of California Libraries Language English ...

By Sue Prideaux “A composer lets me hear a song that has always been shut up silent within me.” Ian Penman, a post-punk music ...

The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a ...

The Six Best Greek Islands to Retire To What does it really take to retire to a Greek island? Six islands that can make your ...

The English language is full of words with origins in Greek mythology. How has the Greek language influenced English? Credit: jovike, Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Imagine for a moment human history as a river, ...

Tracing the Evolution of an Ancient Script The Greek alphabet is one of the most enduring and influential writing systems in human history. From its origins in the 8th century BCE, it laid the ...

A new global study shows that people in societies characterized by corruption, inequality, poverty, and violence are more likely to develop aversive, "dark" personality characteristics such as ...

Each human culture consists of a unique set of values, beliefs and practices. However, a common thread across cultures is the apparent importance of preserving aspects of those cultures throughout ...