Ancient Greek is among the oldest languages in the world ... It is a script made up of 90 syllabic signs, ideograms and numbers, a form earlier than that used for the Homeric poems. These clay tablets ...

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — ...

Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This complex process, known as cell differentiation, holds the key to understanding ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Over the years, some Rock Type Pokémon designs have stood apart from the rest, fully personifying the rugged aspect of a Type ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Sona is a complex system of lines and dots used to communicate both information and mathematical relationships [Photo: Jorge Dias Veloso] Sona, an ancient form of inscription in sand, is the first ...

We truly aim to provide students with one-to-one knowledge of this traditional art form from a senior artist." The ongoing calligraphy exhibition at PNCA is a celebration of artistic treasures ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

The Vinlanders relished a reputation for drinking, brawling and following a racist version of Odinism, a form of ancient paganism once practiced by Vikings. “Our beliefs stem from being deprived of ...