What if the guiding narrative of 2,000 years of human history was a slow march toward the worship of money? A new book by ...

According to legend, this earthen architecture city owes its existence to a magic worm. In the epic poem, Shahnameh, by Persian poet Ferdowsi, a girl was spinning cotton when she discovered a worm ...

The scrolls in question, stored in a library in a Roman villa that is thought to have belonged to the father-in-law of Julius ...

A carefully distilled guide to inner harmony and mindfulness, drawing on ancient Indian arts and sciences, is fast emerging ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The prolific fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series, infused his writing with empathy and humor. Here’s where to ...

You hear Game of Thrones, and chances are your mind goes straight to the big stuff: epic battles, shocking betrayals, fire-breathing dragons. Fair enough.

Ancient Egypt is known for a great many things — pyramids, mummies, colorful gods and magic. But one of the least known of ...

My research as an apprentice-scholar of religion is ancient Greco-Roman magic. Many people do not realize that archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient objects that attest to the ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

From coded texts to banned knowledge, these 10 ancient books and manuscripts are packed with mystery, hidden messages, and unexplained content. The 5 House Republicans who didn't vote for Trump's ...