This now-extinct tongue was probably spoken somewhere in Eurasia as many as 8,000 years ago. But how do we know ...

The article on ‘Grieving pet owners turn to religious groups’ by reporter Michelle Boorstein was very thought-provoking and made interesting reading. In fact, I was completely unaware that a ...

Decades after a skull was unearthed in China’s Hubei Province, researchers said they suspect a much earlier and more complex ...

When was the Buddha first depicted in human form? How has the depiction of Ganesha evolved over time? Tour sculptures and artefacts currently on display.

Why do Ganesha, Buddha and Tirthankar look the way they do now? A show at the British Museum traces the origin stories of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist idols.

An ancient skull, warped and damaged by the ravages of time and degradation, may have just altered our understanding of the history of modern humans. Using careful 3D scanning and digital ...

Scientists digitally reconstructed a 1 million-year-old skull unearthed in China. The analysis suggests it may have belonged ...