What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome? the oldest known writing dates to around 5000 BCE. It origins are mysterious ...

The seemingly quixotic quest to build fully autonomous cars is a bit like Zeno’s paradox. The ancient Greek philosopher argued that to arrive at any destination you must first cover half the distance.

They’re not easy, but the brain-bending puzzles are a celebration of “the hidden magic within language”. Not to mention ...

As a young man, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding ...

According to reports, the Alpha movie has been delayed again. The film is postponed to avoid a clash with this big movie of ...

The Odyssey is often described as the companion piece to the Iliad. While the Iliad focuses on rage, glory, and death on the ...

The true pleasure of literature can be found in demanding works such as Your Name Here, by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff.

The life of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (610–641), his military triumphs, reforms, and the establishment of Greek as the official language.

The goddess Demeter's search for and ultimate reunion with her daughter, Persephone, sends symbolic messages about mothering ...

The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the ...

Some ancient writing systems cannot be deciphered. Can artificial intelligence help crack the codes of the past?