Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

Animals have played roles that go far beyond their presence in the natural world since the times of ancient civilisations to ...

Overall, raised beds are a practical addition to your garden as they are easier to maintain and because of the depth of the ...

There's old-fashioned cooking and then there's this. Mersu is the oldest known dessert in human history, being discovered on ...

Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

Stal Gallery opened its latest exhibition on 13 April in Muscat, presenting “Gilgamesh: Symbols and Connotations” by ...

The modern Easter egg was created in 1873 by British confectioners J.S. Fry & Sons who produced the first hollow chocolate egg. The design was then perfected by Cadbury in 1875 who developed a special ...

The Enlightenment era aligned the role of dignity with governance. Kant rooted it in merit, moral integrity and universal humanity - the idea later enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human ...

A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, ...