New discoveries at an ancient city in Iraq, including written tablets and a game board, may shed light on its hidden history.

A rare artifact is stopping in Collegedale for a couple months for the public to see. An inscribed ivory comb dated back to ...

It has been a pleasure in past columns to share my opinion of the two greatest inventions of all time: sticky notes and wheels on suitcases.

Machine learning is bringing us closer to a Babel-fish-style universal translation device. What will really matter in the long run? That’s the question we tackle each year as we compile this ...

In the quest to combat climate change, scientists have explored numerous innovative solutions. Among the most dazzling and ...

Tiny scrolls tucked into Tibetan statuettes; images lying in wait in mirrors. An exhibition turns the spotlight on 75 bronze ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

While the story of Adam and Eve might seem far-fetched, there is now a growing body of evidence which suggests that at least ...

Bronze Age Europeans earned and spent money in much the same way as we do today, indicating that the origins of the “market economy” are far more ancient than expected. That is the ...

Tablescaping and ‘quiet quitting’ might seem novel, but they’re just old habits rebranded. It’s time to set the record ...

Images hidden in mirrors Before the invention of glass (likely in Mesopotamia, 4,000 years ago), highly polished bronze was used as a mirror. Several of these survive in public collections but ...