A scarab beetle set in gold shows that ancient Egyptians thought the heart was the most important organ in the human body.

Joan Smith describes how the powerful women of ancient Rome’s first imperial dynasty were smeared as adulterers, poisoners ...

In Banhasa, known as the land of martyrs, Selim visited a sacred tree that once sheltered the Holy Family. Nearby is the ...

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book that explores seven ancient temples across India and Cambodia, an iconic American author’s meticulously recorded conversations with her ...

Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ...

Mr. Mendelsohn, the author of “An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic,” recently published a new translation of the ...

The Bastar region is believed to be the Dandakaranya forest from the Ramayana, where the trio from Ayodhya – Lord Ram, his ...

Learn about the controversial Gaia hypothesis, stating that Earth is its own living system kept in balance by organisms.

Veteran composer Pham Tuyen's body of work includes timeless compositions, notably “Ve que – Khuc dong dao cua be” (Back to ...

Launched by VNA's Thể Thao & Văn Hóa newspaper in 2020, the Dế Mèn Children’s Awards is held annually to honour outstanding ...

The Book of the Dead passage engraved on the bottom of the scarab discusses the weighing of the heart. In ancient Egypt ... heart was weighed by Ma'at, the goddess of truth and justice, to ...

Over the course of two days, Charlotte Ryan explored Meath and Louth, where numerous producers, makers and destinations are ...