Nearly two months into the US–Israel war on Iran, the conflict has killed thousands of people and disrupted major energy flows. At the centre of the crisis is the Strait of Hormuz, the vital ...

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 ...

Amid uncertainty over the timing of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the world is watching closely to see where the two largest economies are leading us. At ...

An ancient "bullet" has been discovered inscribed with what scientists believe is a message for whoever might have been unlucky enough to be on the receiving end. The 1.3-inch-long projectile is made ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: ianmckellen/Instagram Sir Ian McKellen took the stage on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on February 4, 2026, and ...

As warming accelerates glacier melt worldwide, researchers warn that ancient ice and modern pollution together may reshape how antibiotic resistance circulates through vulnerable freshwater systems.

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 ...

This post is Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1 here. Although speech and language ability is relatively new in our evolutionary history—our ape cousins can’t speak—it may be built on a foundation that ...

An ancient fragment of a bronze military diploma from Sardinia dating to the second century C.E. Public domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art Artificial intelligence, meet ancient Rome. A new A.I.

Historian teams up with Chris Tomlin and Hillsong’s Ben Fielding to adapt rare music dating back to the third century. Historian John Dickson knows that “early” Christian music usually refers to ...