They put the behemoths in the hold along with the rhinos, the hippos and the elephants. It was a sensible decision to use ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The printed book is the only technology where the first version still remains the best,” says Nick Basbanes, widely regarded ...

An unfortunate trend today is the mixing of Kiswahili and English, especially among young people, even when Kiswahili alone would suffice for effective communication.

In a braid that will be repeated down the millennia, male bonding, mortal dread and violence are bound together like a garrote.

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Imbuing his work with a volatile mix of tenderness, aggression, sophistication, and obscenity, the Roman poet left a record ...

This Tony award-winning musical remains relevant,” Teri Hansen said recently. Hansen heads up the new musical theater major ...

From the Epic of Gilgamesh to today’s transhumanist movement, the desire to escape death has plagued individuals and propelled cultures. And here is Jesus promising everlasting life to those who ...

The Swedish historian Lars Trägårdh has long courted controversy, so it's little surprise that he has generated tumult in his ...