NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Clarissa Bitar about their new album, Bakhaf al-Layl, and how they are leaning into vocals after a long time spent not liking the sound of their voice.

Mount Pangaion was a geographical nexus of wealth, mystery, and profound religious significance in the ancient world.

As archaeologists unearth the glorious past of Keros, a new era of culture has taken root on the neighboring island of ...

A group of metal detectorists recently went on an epic summerlong adventure in the European countryside – and discovered a jackpot of ancient riches. Based in the central Polish city of Kalisz, the ...

Venture into an ancient setting for a vibrant weekend celebrating historical, fantasy and nature writing, and much more at Butser Book Festival!

The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) division under the Union education ministry has announced two student competitions –– one to create miniature, working models of ancient astronomical instruments to ...

Before there were screens to keep us occupied, there was music. From minstrels in the Middle Ages to Bob Dylan, music has served as a way to while away the hours as we commune with others around ...

About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized images of camels and other animals on sandstone cliffs and boulders, using rock art to mark the ...

Hippocrates is the father of traditional Ancient Greek medicine. Credit: Raed Mansour / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0 A new academic study highlights how medical ideas from ancient Greece and Rome ...

About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard at work. Standing on a narrow ledge and with primitive tools, they engraved into ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...