On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian ...

Every day has a story. Every date hides a moment in time that shaped the world. But what makes September 27 special? On ...

The horned toad is actually a lizard, an 8-inch-long reptile with bony spikes on its head. It is a survivor, the subject of colorful stories. It can shoot blood from its eyes. Its image is painted on ...

There are historical reasons to explain the ubiquitous superstition of tossing a pinch of salt over our shoulder when we ...

But history is always contentious and views of it change with the times. Markers in Southern states commemorating Civil War ...

Thousands of years before Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert got under President Trump's skin, ancient Greek and Roman poets ...

I’m reading it because it’s my book club book. Also rereading The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test for work!” What he’s reading: ...

A South African man's prophecy about the Rapture has gone viral. He claims it will happen on Sept. 23 or 24, sparking both ...

“This book is the culmination of over a decade of research into India’s deeper historical patterns,” said Dr. Vemsani. “I dedicate it to all colonized peoples. While political colonization may have ...

These plans pack a punch, with some of the most famous sights in the world – in Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, the UK, ...

Kōnane was once a national pastime, played by peasants and rulers alike. Now John Kaʻohelauliʻi has made it his mission to bring it back.

In Africa, design practices tend to focus on bottom-up growth and organic, fractal forms. They are created in a sort of feedback loop, what computer scientists call “recursion.