The scaling of energy infrastructure in the US is crucial to meet the growing demand for electricity. Writing systems evolved ...

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

More than 5,000 years ago, the world’s oldest known writing system emerged in what is now Iraq, establishing the country as the epicenter of recorded human history. […] ...

The Bengal Reader is an expansive anthology of Bengali writing in translation to be published in one volume. Ranging from the ...

When I first started seeing my husband, I rebuked him for giving me a Valentine’s Day card with the salutation, “Dearest Rowan”. I explained patiently that there were other, more suitable greetings, ...

Have you ever wondered which is actually the oldest city in the world? The answer takes us far back—to a time when people began to organize their lives permanently in one place. Long before modern ...

Cooking is as old as civilization itself, but the practice of recording recipes in written form came much later. Early cookbooks weren’t just about food—they documented culture, medicine, religion, ...

Abraham Adhanom was wrapping up his 14th year of teaching two African language courses when the dean of humanities notified him his classes would be eliminated after spring 2025. Adhanom, an ...

Imagine if all of the world’s ancient cultures and civilizations had had well-developed writing systems. Then envision the marvels we would know about today, the hidden secrets and remarkable tales of ...

'Bridegroom, dear to my heart; goodly is your beauty, honeysweet; lion, dear to my heart'. These are the passionate words of a lover to a king, from more than 4,000 years ago, in the oldest known love ...