The Perseids result from Earth passing through debris — bits of ice and rock — left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which last ...
Handshakes can be traced back to ancient societies, but the exact origins are somewhat mysterious. It is often said – although difficult to prove – that the gesture developed as a symbol of good faith ...
The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, ...
Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship ...
Thousands of Chinese-born Uyghur fighters fled China to fight in the Syrian civil war. They say generations of political persecution in China motivated them to take up arms.
Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR ...
Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship ...
A 3,000-year-old relief reveals how Assyrian divers used stealth tactics and flotation devices to wage silent river warfare.
New radiocarbon dating of Ein Hatzeva fortress on ancient trade route in the Arava suggests it was built 2,800 years ago by ...
Jerusalem has been continuously inhabited for over 5,000 years, and archaeologists have been digging through it for decades.
In February 2019, a Manhattan prosecutor seized a golden mummy coffin from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, concluding that it ...