This island was colonized by the Greeks during the time of Alexander the Great, who named it "Icarus" because of its ...

Singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa is among Korean celebrities to have embraced a grain 2,000-plus years old, as farro recipes flood ...

Easter is an important day for those of the Christian faith. It can fall on a different date from year to year, depending on ...

As more people embrace health-conscious living, the slow aging diet has emerged as a major movement in the food and wellness ...

The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

April’s nights see some of the sky’s largest constellations, and from their vastness spring a laundry list of celestial and ...

Thus, Buddha appeared in bronzes from India, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Japan, representing various periods and regional ...

This region of Turkey was once part of ancient Mesopotamia. Several stone tombs were discovered a few years back, and the ...

DNA study of Bronze Age tombs in Turkey reveals teenage human sacrifices, challenging ideas about early Mesopotamian society.