Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
Author Nirmala Lakshman explores Sangam poetry and Tamil history in a conversation at The Purple Turtles on February 11.
Sri Lanka’s attainment of national independence in 1948 was not merely the result of constitutional reforms and political struggles but also ...
The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?
Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.
Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...
Many people alive today carry traces of Denisovan DNA ... based on their work with the skull of an ancient hominin colloquially known as “Dragon Man.” First described in scientific literature in 2021, ...
Archaeologists in Turkey have stumbled upon an astonishing find: approximately 2,000 bronze statue fragments, likely remnants of what was once an ancient recycling center. These bronze pieces were ...
The fourth annual Science + Literature awards recipients were announced Wednesday by the National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Ramona Ausbel’s novel “The Last Animal,” in which ...