More and more churches are turning to ancient words of faith to anchor modern worship. Seventeen hundred years ago, a Roman emperor ordered Christians to work out their differences and put an end to a ...

In a sunlit classroom in Anyang, Henan province, the scritch-scratch of scissors on red paper brings ancient words to life. Here, students aren't just learning to read jiaguwen, or oracle bone ...

Brazen vandals defaced a wall with ancient carvings in Utah by inscribing their contact information, prompting officials to launch a search for them. The Grand County Sheriff's Office has asked the ...

Scientists trying to work out why Gauls chose to bury some of their dead in seated position facing west Children at a primary school in eastern France found a strange attraction next to their ...

Barbara Wallraff is a writer and editor in Cambridge. She writes The Wordshop on Substack. Last time we sought “a word for accidentally throwing recyclables into the trash or vice versa.” Before we ...

For nearly 2,200 years, it lay hidden in a cave above the Dead Sea. Now, for the first time since 1968, the Great Isaiah Scroll has been unrolled to its full 24-foot length and placed on public ...

The tiniest quirks in our speech can change how we’re perceived. But, um, filler words aren’t the villains they’re made out to be. They’re, you know, working behind the scenes. “We group them all ...

Ancient Egyptian tombs had a name: Per-Ka. Temples had a name: Per-Ba. But pyramids were called something else — Per-Neter — often translated as “House of Energy” or “House of Nature.” Why would a ...

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Since the November elections gave Democrats a lift and Republicans a jump scare, politicians and their campaign teams are likely looking with nervous excitement toward the 2026 midterms. Where might ...

Just above the entrance to the Great Pyramid, hidden in plain sight, is a square of carved hieroglyphs tourists never see. What do these ancient words reveal US, Israel launch strikes against Iranian ...

Re “Judge gives foreign students a victory” (Page A1, Oct. 1): A troll recently taunted Senior District Judge William G. Young with a postcard reading “TRUMP HAS PARDONS AND TANKS. ... WHAT DO YOU ...