There were muses specifically for comedy, tragedy and even erotica. The oldest was Calliope, mother of the legendary musician ...

At a prehistoric site in İzmir, Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered an 8,200-year-old kohl pen. It is believed to be the ...

For thousands of years, Nuwä people of the Tehachapi Mountains and surrounding areas collected acorns from local oak trees ...

“But unlike today's typists, no one designed proper chairs for ancient Egyptian scribes.” Gripping their pens and repeated use also left tell-tale marks on the right thumb. Beyond that, it’s possible ...

Titled “Reconstruction of the population history of South Asia using ancient and modern genomics”, the project will study 300 ...

As the Maple Leafs and Penguins square off Saturday, Adam Proteau says Pens GM Kyle Dubas leaving Toronto for Pittsburgh in ...

Shambhala, which is a Sanskrit word meaning “place of peace” or “place of silence,” is a mythical paradise spoken of in ancient texts, including the Kalachakra Tantra and the ancient scriptures of the ...

In 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes arrived on the outskirts of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the mighty Aztec Empire. It has been said that to the Aztec emperor, Montezuma II, Cortes and..

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett, creator of the phenomenally successful ... and go on a dangerous quest through time and ...