There is an art to rivalry. Mastering its rules has, since ancient times, shaped cultural history over millennia.

The Middle Ages often lives in our imagination as a foggy era filled with armored knights, unwashed peasants, gloomy castles, ...

Greece’s large predators are making a strong comeback after decades of decline, but the recovery has brought new concern to rural areas now facing more encounters with bears, wolves, and wild boars.

From the ninth to the first centuries BC, in the period before the Roman empire, Etruscan culture flourished in present-day ...

Greek numbers, like most Greek words, have an etymology, a meaning. Credit: Greek Reporter Archive Photo Greek numbers, like most Greek words, have an etymology, a meaning. They form the foundation of ...

From the deserts of Iran came innovations millennia ahead of their time, wind catchers, ice houses, and the world’s first windmills. These passive cooling systems provided natural air conditioning and ...