I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

Candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Association have outlined their views on ...

An AI system developed by Google DeepMind, Google's premiere AI research lab, has surpassed the average gold medalist in ...

The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century. Celikbas said both are ...

Illuminated at night, the Kiewit Luminarium is a symbol of the revitalization of Omaha, Nebraska’s Missouri River waterfront.

Astrology, a science with deep historical roots, continues to influence worldwide, bridging ancient wisdom and modern knowledge, says Kumar Chellappan Lord Rama, as part of his education under the ...

Scientists published a full genetic sequence of the genes that make some white campions male, and hope their work could ...

Flowers die. That’s the first thing we know about them. They’re fragile, temporary, and gone before you’ve fully appreciated their beauty. And yet, they’ve been a symbol of love for centuries. We ...

From obscure symbols to ornate griffins, the Purdue seal has gone through many makeovers, providing a comprehensive history ...

Unlike Roman, Maya or Iñupiaq numerals, this isn’t a total reimagining of numbers. Instead, it’s an uncanny parallel universe. Any number without zeros retains its old appearance (1,776 is still 1,776 ...

America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment. The eagles find themselves in a sort of environmental updraft ...

Even though Maine already has 31 official state symbols — including a soil type, soft drink, fossil and insect — there seems to be a tendency to focus on what we don't have. Take for example two ...